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MineralMan

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11. And so has it always gone.

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 03:34 PM

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Mostly, we remember our own generation and the previous one. The next generation is doing its thing. I knew one great-grandparent and know the children of my siblings children now. Five generations, but the only ones I know well are my own and my parents'.

It's difficult to maintain close contact beyond those, and maybe the next one, if you have had offspring.

Things are always changing. there are almost no WWII veterans left alive now. The ones who are, we rarely encounter. Vietnam veterans are in their 70s and 80s now. The next generations will remember us about the same as we remember our WWII relatives, and then it all slips away.

That's how it goes, sadly.

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Im happy to be here to see??? Now that doesn't sound right. Srkdqltr Yesterday #2

An interesting question. Old Crank Yesterday #3

I think we don't know until later. MineralMan Yesterday #4

I think we should be seeing some. Old Crank Yesterday #6

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So do I. Old Crank Yesterday #9

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And so has it always gone. MineralMan Yesterday #11