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> The fear of a legacy (or your ancestors or your lineage) being forgotten is very, very real.

Temple Grandin, decorated autist and celibate, once yearned wistfully about how to pass on the knowledge she has gained over her lifetime.

And who can forget:

“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” - Roy, Blade Runner (1982)