to think the ageism on here has been disgusting recently

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Distaste for the idea of older mothers. Pesky pensioners daring to shop at weekends when they've 'got all week' to do it. Retirement-age people being lambasted for not resigning to free up jobs for younger people. A lack of comprehension as to why older people are even in the workplace at all. Calls for over-80s to be stripped of their driving licences. A solemn assertion from one pp earlier in the year that '60 isn't young. It's old.' like middle age doesn't even exist. And that’s just off the top of my head.

Some people are going to get a shock when they get older themselves, according to some of the comments I’ve seen on this forum recently.

@CatrionaBalfour but surely it’s inferred?

When my father was very ill at age 77 the consultant told me he wasn’t considered old these days.

@Coughsweet why is that relevant to how people actually voted here?

Yes the right are doing well in Europe. Worrying.

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No, the evidence is there in the link from pp.

@BellyPork @ASighMadeOfStone

I reported one today also. It's still up. Ageism is ok apparently.

The article is talks about the change in voting patterns of the young in Europe over the last five years. Views don’t remain static.

When my father was very ill at age 77 the consultant told me he wasn’t considered old these days.

So you are assuming this all based on one consultant? 😆

Life expectancy for a man is 80…

Interesting you only post that half of the ageism, not the posts on here criticising the younger generation for having netflix and eating avocados?

I'm early 40's so no skin in this game and agree there's a lot of ageism on here but it absolutely flows in both directions.

@Coughsweet I don’t think the after effects of Brexit have meant more younger people in the UK would now vote for it!

“older people were more likely to vote Brexit”

”but young people in Europe are more right wing”

More whataboutery.

When my father was very ill at age 77 the consultant told me he wasn’t considered old these days.

77 is definitely old and acknowledging that is not ageism.

When I first joined MN a few years ago I was shocked at the number of ageist insults.
Eg, an OP about a complaining neighbour (age not mentioned) gets the reply 'Tell the old bag/old cow to fuck off'.

I see far fewer of these now. I hope that's because they are no longer considered acceptable.

I'm a boomer as are most of my friends. We all voted remain and none of us have ever voted Tory.
It's stereotyping to say everything bad that has happened is our fault, it really isn't!

I’m worried about the move rightward across Europe. I’m not sure that the young people in my house would see that as sometimes attractive they would run towards.

Not my in-laws. Their life expectancy is approx 410 😔

I don't know, because it's none of my business, so it's strange that you think it's any of yours. But you're okay with myself and DH having to use up our holiday allowance to take them places or they can just be prisoners in their own home and wait on the NHS, because they are physically unable to get places themselves? Charming. This is why I dread getting old and potentially being unable to have children. I'll be at the mercy of the State that irrationally fears old people.

@NalafromtheLionKing 😆

I'll be at the mercy of the State that irrationally fears old people.

No one can identify what an old person is though so have no fear!

I think it's time for one of my favourite graphs: the one that shows every age group over 45 voted in favour of brexit. Voting for brexit was not something only the oldest in society wanted but they disproportionately get the blame.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/520954/brexit-votes-by-age/

Look at the stats, and it's young male drivers that cause the most accidents. So ban them!

A lot of this is about expections. The young want to be able to have a house but can't afford the deposit so they look to the older generation to provide, they both work so look to DGPs to do childcare. It's a two way street but they think their DPs should go on giving and giving but ask nothing in return, no being needy when their parents get old and ill.

I think it's time for one of my favourite graphs: the one that shows every age group over 45 voted in favour of brexit. Voting for brexit was not something only the oldest in society wanted but they disproportionately get the blame.

The post you replied to said “Brexit voters being typically older” so your graph perfectly illustrates that …

They are typically older, they're over 45 which is older than 18 which is the minimum age. But no sensible person would consider 45 old which is my point.

Well, I have Netflix and eat avocados. Do the younger generations even watch Netflix?