I've wondered if a lot of the bias against older people in tech is actually a bias against parents of young children. Obviously age and parenting are tightly c

I've wondered if a lot of the bias against older people in tech is actually a bias against parents of young children. Obviously age and parenting are tightly correlated. I've worked with a lot super smart folks that are older and, thinking back, their kids were old enough to not be a constant concern, or they never had kids. They seem to have both the energy to be focused at work and also a lot of knowledge that someone a few years out of college doesn't yet have. I've also seen this when one parent is a stay-at-home parent, allowing the other parent to be more engaged with work. Obviously we should be compassionate to people with young kids at home and not hold it against them, because civilization requires a certain number of people to procreate.