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Goodbye Ageism

Goodbye Ageism

Is this stereotype losing traction?

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Deborah Heiser
Oct 10, 2022
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In our last election, who would have thought we’d see two septuagenarians battling for the presidency? It wasn’t long ago that the Beatles’ hit “When I'm 64” revealed that 64 was considered old: “Will you still need me, will you still feed me when I’m 64?” That’s because a mere 40 years ago, we were old when we reached our 60’s!

We’ve come a long way. T…

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