Perennial gratitude post for all the elders here who've gone through so many different phases of life, picking up ideological wounds and losing friends, hopes, and dreams along the way.

You've seen things we younger people wouldn't believe... attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion... C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate... the Nixon and Reagan administrations firsthand...

It may feel like it's all being forgotten, but I appreciate the lessons in perseverance you uphold.