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by aliqot 1326 days ago
What happends to the teenagers who turn 20? Emeritus or what?
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Sort of, yes! This is great question, and ties into our values and ethos. I'll try to keep it short (and note this is just my perspective as one employee).

We fully expect (and support!) our teenagers 'graduating' from Hack Club. On one hand, this presents a challenge when our most committed and experienced people age out every year. But on the other hand, there's a fresh group that arrive with new perspectives and insights, and really make the space their own.

Our hope is to honor our wonderful alumni too, and the contributions they have made. Many stay on in various ways to continue to support the community.

The cool thing about initiatives like Sprig is that while the current technical contributions will exist 'forever', it too can be enjoyed and iterated on by new young people in ways we don't know yet.

They are shunned, their name blacklisted, any record of their contributions erased
Watch Logan's run. They get a very nice ceremony and move on. :-)
You're alright with me :-) Glad we don't have a carousel.