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VCs are shit at picking winners, largely because they only pick young white boys.
The world is designed against the elderly, writes Don Norman, 83-year-old author of the industry bible Design of Everyday Things and a former Apple VP.
Older people play an outsized role in civic life. They also are more likely to be online targets for misinformation and hyperpartisan rhetoric.
A federal suit filed in December claimed older workers missed out on job opportunities because ads on Facebook targeted younger users. Now plaintiffs say Facebook’s tools and algorithm gave employers ways to intensify the effects of such targeting.
The evidence is lacking.
Joshua Kraus speaks with two developers about learning to code, and starting to work in the field, after the age of 40.
Generational stereotypes aren’t just clumsy guides to people’s working styles, they can actually be destructive.