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Recently, special counsel Robert Hur released his report on Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents while he was Vice-President. The reaction to it reveals America’s age phobia
Don’t worry about President Joe Biden’s age or memory. Worry about how he has to confront ageism. Thanks to a certain Asian American special prosecutor named Robert Hur. | By Emil Guillermo Don’t worry about President Joe Biden’s age or memory. Worry about how he has to confront ageism. Thanks to a certain Asian American special prosecutor named Robert Hur. Hur went beyond and below the call of duty in political slander of the President. Hur’s investigation concluded: there would be no prosecution against
From the commentary, "We must change the language our society uses to describe older adults. ... Picking on older people doesn’t seem to stir the same type of outrage" as other identity insults.
The generational gap is ever widening thanks to social media fueling the fire. A millennial boss took to TikTok and admitted she's never hiring a boomer again because they are "too old to work" and don't understand technology. While it's possible the new hire wasn't qualified, her comments were ageist.
Meeting one’s “social relationship expectations” could be the key to happier aging.