Ageism
Oct 12th 2017, 7:27 pm
#106
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Re: Ageism
Genetics, AI, anyone with 30 years left should be able to extend their life (or mind) into the mid-100's!
Oct 12th 2017, 7:28 pm
#107
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Re: Ageism
Funny thing, googling life expectancy gives UK @ 81.60, USA 78.74 and Canada 82.14.
Presumably none of those factors have been built in though.
Canada 2011
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PEI 80.7, NS 80.2
Oct 12th 2017, 7:29 pm
#108
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Oct 12th 2017, 10:46 pm
#110
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Re: Ageism
This blog has reminded me of a long, and perhaps purposefully, forgotten episode I experienced long ago. I worked in a technical services department, I was probably about thirty and I'd spent some time trying to figure out an obscure problem concerned with acid dew points and was getting nowhere. It was summer and we were assigned a work experience ex-sixth former whose ambition was to join the RAF as a pilot. His A level grades were expected to be good. The lad turned out to be brilliant and we gave him the problem and he solved it apparently with ease. I think some people's minds just work like that. There was no attempt to hide our astonishment or our congratulations and we felt as though we'd done our bit to help him on his way, we had after all stretched him a little, we hoped. I don't think we ever felt that age had been an issue, he'd simply done what was asked of him and had he become my superior I wouldn't have complained, after all he'd demonstrated a skill that I'd not done well at.
I do remember that older members of the team felt no age related resentment either but there were a few mumblings from an apprentice nearer his own age.
Oct 13th 2017, 3:27 pm
#111
Yorkshire meets Vegas
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Location: T. ON (so there!)
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Re: Ageism
Ageism is alive and well.
I worked in the recruitment industry and ageism and racism are rampant in Ontario. Imagine if you were over 50 and of an ethnicity and the problem would be compounded.
I don't really have advise. In my profession I'm feeling over the hill and I'm 38.
Times are changing and the problem is getting worse.
I worked in the recruitment industry and ageism and racism are rampant in Ontario. Imagine if you were over 50 and of an ethnicity and the problem would be compounded.
I don't really have advise. In my profession I'm feeling over the hill and I'm 38.
Times are changing and the problem is getting worse.
Oct 13th 2017, 3:39 pm
#112
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Re: Ageism
Best to think of it as different. I'm hopeful of making a European trip next year but it saddens me to think it's not so easy to see it regularly. So, rather than think of Canada as second best I try to think of the advantage of being able to go see Nova Scotia or the Rockies. Or even Niagara Falls again.
That's how old I was when I married and became parent to 11 and 13 year olds.
That's how old I was when I married and became parent to 11 and 13 year olds.
Oct 13th 2017, 3:45 pm
#113
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Re: Ageism
It doesnt matter what people tell you that you should feel or how you should look at it. How you feel is how you feel.
Someone very intelligent once told me that I just had to rewire my brain, thats its possible and what I would need to get out of that thought process. He explained that you can reset the passage of thought that your brain has become used to using and thinking.
I googled it and its makes sense. I have spent some time rewiring back to the more positive me regardless of subject matter, trying to return to the way I viewed the world at 24. Its flippin hard.
Someone very intelligent once told me that I just had to rewire my brain, thats its possible and what I would need to get out of that thought process. He explained that you can reset the passage of thought that your brain has become used to using and thinking.
I googled it and its makes sense. I have spent some time rewiring back to the more positive me regardless of subject matter, trying to return to the way I viewed the world at 24. Its flippin hard.
Ive been thinking what you have said here....and rewriing the brain in relation to your age. I suppose I have been adhering to the "normal" life path where I should be this by this age, and should be that by that age and so on... but what is normal?
Maybe I should start telling myself that my life is normal for me and live it that way and not pay any attention to how people take that number we call age and judge you by it.
I think rewiring your brain could work from an inner peace point of view, but unfortunately others will still judge us on our number, especially in the work place. Just got to keep on trying, there are still employers out there that dont judge you on age.
Oct 13th 2017, 3:53 pm
#114
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Re: Ageism
It doesnt matter what people tell you that you should feel or how you should look at it. How you feel is how you feel.
Someone very intelligent once told me that I just had to rewire my brain, thats its possible and what I would need to get out of that thought process. He explained that you can reset the passage of thought that your brain has become used to using and thinking.
I googled it and its makes sense. I have spent some time rewiring back to the more positive me regardless of subject matter, trying to return to the way I viewed the world at 24. Its flippin hard.
Someone very intelligent once told me that I just had to rewire my brain, thats its possible and what I would need to get out of that thought process. He explained that you can reset the passage of thought that your brain has become used to using and thinking.
I googled it and its makes sense. I have spent some time rewiring back to the more positive me regardless of subject matter, trying to return to the way I viewed the world at 24. Its flippin hard.
Oct 13th 2017, 4:00 pm
#115
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Re: Ageism
I follow the Dalai Lama on twitter, and he sends me a little inspirational message once in awhile, keeping me from going berserk. I'm lucky though, being in my 60's I have enough experience that for the most part the rest of the workplace just lets me get on with it, and some days there's cake.
Oct 13th 2017, 4:19 pm
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Re: Ageism
Ive been thinking what you have said here....and rewriing the brain in relation to your age. I suppose I have been adhering to the "normal" life path where I should be this by this age, and should be that by that age and so on... but what is normal?
Maybe I should start telling myself that my life is normal for me and live it that way and not pay any attention to how people take that number we call age and judge you by it.
I think rewiring your brain could work from an inner peace point of view, but unfortunately others will still judge us on our number, especially in the work place. Just got to keep on trying, there are still employers out there that dont judge you on age.
Maybe I should start telling myself that my life is normal for me and live it that way and not pay any attention to how people take that number we call age and judge you by it.
I think rewiring your brain could work from an inner peace point of view, but unfortunately others will still judge us on our number, especially in the work place. Just got to keep on trying, there are still employers out there that dont judge you on age.
That sounds depressing.
