When I was a kid, I had friends of all ages: other kids, young adults, older adults. As an adult, I have friends who are much younger than me, about the same a

When I was a kid, I had friends of all ages: other kids, young adults, older adults. As an adult, I have friends who are much younger than me, about the same age, and older: currently teenage to mid-60s. Age is just not an issue. Geeks are a different sort of person. We don't care about your ethnic group, your age, how popular you are, or even (much) about your gender. Whatever, all we care about is beautiful design and deep ideas. We instantly recognize others who think this way, and we stay this way our whole lives. Maybe it's neoteny.