"The baby boomers are getting older, and will stay older for longer. And they will run right into the dementia firing range. How will a society cope? Especially a society that can't so readily rely on those stable family relationships that traditionally provided the backbone of care?"

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This quotation examines the core nature of Trust as articulated by Terry Pratchett. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Trust provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

About Terry Pratchett

Sir Terence David John Pratchett was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.

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