There are plenty of -isms in the world, but the only one that affects all of us, especially if we’re lucky enough to survive, is ageism. Ashton Applewhite explains it superbly well in this TED Talk. Her book is excellent too and helped form my ideas.
Miraz Jordan @AlanRalph Ageism also works against younger folks, but is specially noticeable for those of us with more years behind us. 🧐
Jean MacDonald Ashton Applewhite’s talk is one of the most inspiring I’ve ever watched. It definitely lit a fire under me to question my rationalizations.
Do you follow her blog? She doesn’t post much, but I did like the latest:good words for the observant — and for everyone else about the Ursuline sisters sharing Ashton’s words in their organization.
Miraz Jordan @macgenie Thanks for that. I haven't been following her blog, but from looking at her posts now understand why I couldn't find a Kindle edition of her book. She's moved to a Publisher and has republished it. … Oh, I see there's a Kindle edition if you're in the US. It drives me crazy that publishers do that garbage — delaying Kindle editions for us overseas readers.
Martin Feld Very true... I’ve heard many ageist comments from older people at work about how useless or narcissistic twenty-somethings are, however I don’t think that they realise that I’m a twenty-something in the room with them. Let’s all be tolerant and understanding!
Miraz Jordan @martinfeld Exactly — a person should be assessed on their actual qualities, not on some assumption about their qualities based on some random factor such as how many years old they are. (Or what race / gender / religious belief / physical capacities / physical characteristics etc they're endowed with.)