@alignOf is almost never metaprogramming, it's almost always just something you have to call to declare to the compiler, yes (eyeroll), i am aware that this typ

@alignOf is almost never metaprogramming, it's almost always just something you have to call to declare to the compiler, yes (eyeroll), i am aware that this type erased pointer is aligned correctly. however, it's also a good signal "please review this code to make sure i didn't f it up"