OK so let's say it's ageism, why should I care again?

If your president can barely finish a coherent sentence and literally pisses in a plastic bag strapped to his leg I don't care how you call it but I want none of it

Same reason I don't leave my newborn baby alone with my 95 years old grandma who has dementia, call it ageism if you want, I call it basic common sense

Ageist is thinking the reason it’s a bad idea to leave a baby with your grandma is because she’s 95 - not because she has dementia.

Which she could also have had at 50. Or even 35. Yes, early onset dementia is a thing.

Cognitive functions start to slowly decline after 50, and rapidly after 70

All I'm saying is that people in charge should have their full cognitive capabilities, see it's not ageism anymore!

Make a test, and I bet you more folks than you expect would pass. then it’s not ageism.

It's usually used as a slur, though. Not letting 3 year olds drive is changing behavior based on age, but sometimes you should be treating people differently based on some external attribute they cannot help. If most people a certain age do not meet the minimum requirements for the task (such as being able to see over the steering wheel and having a good judgement about rapidly changing situations), it is not "ageism" to say they cannot do something. Banning 3 year olds from driving is different than only hiring under-40 software developers.

I bet plenty of managers/owners could make arguments about the over-40 group, like unwillingness to work stupid hours, whatever random tech stack they want, etc.

Congratulations, you've labeled something. What's your point?

That words have meanings. I thought I was pretty clear about it?

Straight to pedophilia/child abuse? You alright dude?

ah, "pedophilia". Good job, you labeled a second thing!

Given your attempt to change the subject to my personal emotional state, I take it that you have no actual thoughts or insights to offer.