 What makes Gubelin an outlier in the present day?
They also had a banquet for him, complete with speeches by such bigwigs of the Department of Space Exploration as Academician Lofting Gubelin and Doctor Hans Girard-Perregaux. In fact, Academician Gubelin was possibly the only living man on North America who still wore spectacles. Doctor Girard-Perregaux was convinced Gubelin would have even worn facial hair, had he but a touch more courage. Slumped in an autochair in the escape room of his Floridian home, Lofting Gubelin scowled at his friend. Gubelin, half angry at his friend's argument, leaned forward to snap rebuttal, but the other was wagging a finger at him negatively. He was drafted into the working force reserves, served his time, and is now free from toil for the balance of his life.
 He still wears glasses and value objects like the gold watch given to Si.
 He is much older than the rest of the population.  He refuses new operations that could improve his health.  His mind is still active, and he values hard work.  He still wears glasses and value objects like the gold watch given to Si.