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Via who did a nice write up about the second season, which I’m looking forward to. And a big thank you to and for inc...
02/21/2026

Via who did a nice write up about the second season, which I’m looking forward to. And a big thank you to and for including merch! All available at www.ageismstock.com or tap the bio link.
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Season 2 of ‘The Disappointments’ is coming March 22… but first, the Season 1 Director’s Cut is rolling out weekly on YouTube. Check the first episode at the link below!

02/06/2026

Wee shout out to Jennifer and Angie over at

For all you filter-using anti-ageism posters, your messages of empowerment may be well said and encouraging, but using a filter discredits every word that comes out of your mouth.

Knock it off with the filters, already!

What do you think? Please leave your thoughts in the .

02/06/2026

For all you filter-using anti-ageism posters, your messages of empowerment may be well said and encouraging, but using a filter discredits every word that comes out of your mouth.

Knock it off with the filters, already!

What do you think? Please leave your thoughts in the .

01/29/2026

Smacked in the face with ageism thanks to the New York Times article, “Does Your Winter Scarf Make You Look Old?” subtitled, “Some have given the act of putting on a scarf new meaning, one that can be tinged with anxiety.” by Alisha Haridasani Gupta

What a load of ageist clickbait! Who at the Times thought this story was a good idea? And to showcase ageism up top in a bold headline?

Quote from the article:

“Erika Veurink, 30, the writer of the Long Live fashion newsletter on Substac … said that she usually wrapped hers once around the neck, with one end falling over her chest and the other down her back. Where does that fall on the spectrum? “Sixty-five-year-old man,” she said, jokingly. To Ms. Veurink, the more casual a scarf looks, the more youthful its wearer can seem, while anything that reads “buttoned up” or “precious” can feel tired.”

As someone who is 64, what the hell is wrong with looking 64? Or 84? (Presumably both riders live in New York City and I’m surely seen plenty of stylish people well over 65, so use them as an example of a look that can “feel tired”?

More Buzzfeed (are they still around?) clickbait posing as fashion journalism from the Times. And ageism! (Why is the ageist crap always in the Style section?) Cut it out.

12/20/2025

Unfortunate use of words in an ad by .photos.app on Instagram and probably elsewhere. Reiterating the same, tired, lame, stereotype that all older people are luddites and all-thumbs idiots when it comes to anything tech, even a phone.

aAnd by “old people“ I’m betting they mean anyone over 40!

Willing to be people of all ages are tripped up by personal tech from time to time. Anyone who got the new iPhone 17 probably went through a few hoops with their Bluetooth connection, for example.

Not to mention that there are plenty of people over 50 working in tech. Tim Koch, CEO of Apple is 65.

Not sure what the angle is here. Is it you don’t want to be like old people. Is it supposed to target older people who don’t want to be considered “old people”? Hard to say.

In any case, kind of sucks to have this come up on my feed.

.photos.app 🫵

12/01/2025

My thoughts on a great little Opinion piece in the New York Time last week by longevity expert Ken Stern titled, “I’m 62, Stop Telling Me I’m Old.” I agree 100%.

We are relentlessly bombarded by ageism in the media and social media and worse, in the workplace, or when we’re trying to get into the workplace, which seeps into our daily lives, our personal lives and how we see ourselves. It does me.

What really doesn’t help is when people in your social circle say “You’re old!” as almost a default response to any complaint or contrary observation. They may be joking, but it’s still ageism and sooo tiresome.

If you read the article, share your thoughts.

11/29/2025

My thoughts on a great little Opinion piece in the New York Time last week by longevity expert Ken Stern titled, “I’m 62, Stop Telling Me I’m Old.” I agree 100%.

We are relentlessly bombarded by ageism and agist 💩 in the media and social media and worse, in the workplace, or when we’re trying to get into the workplace, which seeps into our daily lives, our personal lives and how we see ourselves. It does me.

Worse yet is when people in your social circle say “You’re old!” as almost a default response to any complaint or contrary observation. They may be joking, but it’s still ageism and sooo tiresome. 🖕

If you read the article, share your thoughts in the comments below.

11/02/2025

Pleased to see the NYC Department for the Aging “Ageism Stops With You Campaign” campaign, most notably in the MTA subway system. Raising awareness of ageism against both older and younger people in many languages.
 
Hope you check it out. Search “Ageism Stops With You Campaign”  at NYC.gov or hit my bio link to go to the campaign webpage.

if you are aware of similar campaigns in your city, please share them below.

10/31/2025

My thoughts on a recent New York Times Opinion video titled,  “Thanks a lot, Boomers.”
 
Thought it was mean-spirited, ageist, divisive, and myopically smug. The six adults trotted out the same tired complaints about boomers, but never once said who they were, how they were qualified to opine in the Times, and most lacking, what they are doing to better the world, show us boomers how it is done. All snark and no solution.
 
Most of those in the video appeared to be old enough to have had at least two decades voting under their belts, so I feel they own a fat share the blame if things aren’t going the way they’d like.
 
It was cheap clickbait, New York Times style. Writers Emily Holzknecht and Binyamin Appelbaum and Opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury should be embarrassed for stooping so low.
 
But, I really appreciated the push-back letters The Times published under the title, “Stop blaming boomers and do something.” Agree almost 100% on what it said there by readers.
 
I was born in 1961, so narrowly fall into the boomer years, but I’m here to tell you that I and so many others like me, do not feel I fit the boomer stereotype, did not vote for the policies at issue, and are certainly not wealthier than our parents due to some American escalator to financial security.
 
Google up the articles and let me know what you think. If you can’t view either piece, message me or I might be able to share a gift link to the piece.

10/27/2025

Just a comment on the No Kings protest that I went to just over a week ago. Perhaps they should’ve called it No Youth.

I was struck that the crowd, which was in the many thousands was made up mostly of people my age or older or maybe 10 years younger and equally struck by the dearth of younger people in attendance. Truly disheartening. I expected the place to be swarming with people of all ages protesting together in unity.

I’ve always said if you don’t vote, you can’t bitch. And the crowd that showed up for the March is also the crowd that votes. You can’t complain about the situation if you’re not doing anything to change it. Even if that is something as simple as marching in a protest.

A new T-shirt in graffiti style text! 😎 Available in 10 colors at ageismsucks.com (aka TheTeeService.com on Etsy).Pret...
05/08/2025

A new T-shirt in graffiti style text! 😎 Available in 10 colors at ageismsucks.com (aka TheTeeService.com on Etsy).

Pretty cool and makes a powerful point. Sure to get noticed, raising ageism awareness, and most importantly, spark a conversation, which is the entire point of these shirts: eliciting real, frank, face-to-face OFFLINE discussions about ageism with people of all ages.

Reactions I've gotten have ranged from 👍 to "You got that right!" to people--again, of all ages--sharing their experiences with ageism.

(f-ing hate that #!)

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