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IBM purged ‘gray hairs’ and ‘old heads’ as it laun...
I'll care when wage discrimination against younger works is made illegal.
eli
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Lobby your local government. Here in DC that age discrimination is outlawed for anyone over 18.
scarejunba
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Wouldn't it make sense for you to care now since you're guaranteed to get old but you're not guaranteed to become any younger?
neilv
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"A society grows great when old [people] plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit."
ummonk
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Well, they aren't
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Additionally, caring now, while self-serving in the long run, could appear to others to be a selfless act.
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That's the attitude that's running our civilization to the ground...
sosodev
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You could care about your fellow human.
scarejunba
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I mean, yeah yeah, all true. But he seems to be coming from a solely self-interest POV and I felt like even from that POV it's inconsistent to not support this protection.
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