The difference is that a fair effort is (quite rightly) made to counter misogyny and racism while none (quite inappropriately) is made to counter ageism. And w

The difference is that a fair effort is (quite rightly) made to counter misogyny and racism while none (quite inappropriately) is made to counter ageism. And while comments like "men are just smarter" or "whites are just smarter" are quite rightly unthinkable, ageist comments by major tech figures are not unheard of. Which actually amount to judging people by their appearance with some post hoc justification coming out of pop science. But if I'm wrong, it could be demonstrated here. ycombinator makes wonderful efforts to counter obviously skewed demographics on other fronts. Perhaps ycombinator makes a similar effort to attract founders over 40? Alas though I fear that this conversation will somehow prove too controversial to remain visible for long enough to discuss.