Apple Engineer's Double Life: From Mac Pioneer to Psychedelic Innovator
2025-07-11
Bill Atkinson, the key figure behind Apple's Macintosh, passed away in 2025 at age 74. Beyond his contributions to personal computing – creating QuickDraw, MacPaint, and HyperCard – he dedicated his final years, under the pseudonym "Grace Within," to promoting the safe, low-dose use of the psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT. He open-sourced the technology behind the LightWand vape pen, making it more accessible. Atkinson's actions democratized psychedelic exploration, providing broader access to tools for consciousness exploration and trauma healing.
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