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Why is ageism accepted/tolerated on MN?

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IntermittentFarting · 15/04/2024 10:48

I reported a post earlier today that the poster actually prefaced with "Sorry for an ageist post..."
wherein elderly people were moaned about for having the temerity to go shopping and stubbornly pissing everyone off with their very existence.
After a while I had an acknowledgement about my report, and saying that MN would take a look.

Well... it's still there.

Whether or not the post is ageist is not up for debate: the poster themselves even said it was, and intentionally posted an acknowledged ageist post.

Can you tell me why MN accepts ageism?

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MorrisZapp · 15/04/2024 10:53

Because ageing is a fact of life and over a lifetime, humans change.

CaptainMyCaptain · 15/04/2024 10:53

I know. Certain people obviously fail to acknowledge that, all being well, they will eventually get older. At which time they will presumably hide themselves away and hope not to annoy anybody too much (having sold their property and given it away obviously).