Ageism has been an issue for a long time, but becomes more noticeable in the lean years. My friend was just canned on day 89, and she's 55, whip-smart and finished an MBA this year focused on machine learning and its application in finance (not a slouch or a fogey).

It's a challenge since the people who were mentored are now easier to ignore. Hope to fuck I never need a heart machine because I've seen who's gonna be writing their firmware.