Though Slater is inspirational in many ways, Derek is next level in my opinion. The guy cannot — will not — be jaded.

I laid down a challenge to my best friends in high school that I’ve struggled mightily to live up to since: “Don’t be jaded.” (I spoke this repeatedly for years in a sing-song surfer-dude accent while circling my eyes with my upside-down hands in a sort of mask.)Derek Hynd lives that mantra.