• silverbax@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s astounding how many people will rail against discrimination, then turn around and immediately discriminate against someone strictly based on age.

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      1 year ago

      We aren’t talking about a standard job. We’re talking about arguably the most important job in the world. There’s a reason we have a minimum age requirement too.

      It’s not like age requirements for the presidency is some new concept.

    • lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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      1 year ago

      Discrimination is great. When you shop for vegetables and pick out the ones that aren’t rotten or damaged, that’s discrimination. When you choose not to be friends with assholes, that’s discrimination.

      You’re thinking of bigotry. Do you really think people asking for an age limit, which they themselves will be subjected to at some point, are doing so because of bigotry?

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        1 year ago

        Yes, because discrimination based on age is one of the literal definitions of bigotry, but I assume you were being sarcastic, as opposed to being stupid.

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      1 year ago

      Probably because a vast majority of us are discriminated against based on age, but it’s not actually illegal to do it to young people so it’s generally ignored. There’s actual good evidence to discriminate against old people as well, but since they largely control the government, it’s never going to happen.