burden-of-knowledge

In this chapter, Holsten Mason confronts the reality of a degenerated human society aboard the Gilgamesh, where he grapples with the despair of their existence and the burden of his own knowledge of Earth's demise. He encounters Guyen, the oldest man in the universe, who has established a cult-like following among the ship's inhabitants and is preparing for a war against a satellite, revealing his grand vision for humanity's future despite the moral implications of his actions.