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With the Paris Review printing such things no wonder there is rampant ageism in the tech industry.
by onthesideofthe 11y ago
With the Paris Review printing such things no wonder there is rampant ageism in the tech industry.
- formulaT 11y agoPolitical correctness is a dangerous tightrope. You try to uncover X'ism in tech by pointing out ways in which common industry practice Y disadvantage people in group X. But to do this, you had to claim that people in group X would perform worse when practice Y was in effect. Oops! You're an X'ist yourself! E.g. X = age, Y = working to deadlines/long hours, X = women, Y = speaking up in meetings, etc.
- onthesideofthe 11y agoAgile and learning continuously is not something that only programmers out of college can do. You can still do it while having a family, even.
- lmz 11y agoThat's how I feel and I'm unmarried and not yet 30.