From: The Atlantic
Battling Ageism With Subliminal Messages
November 19, 2014
The Atlantic:
Let’s try something.
Take a moment and imagine yourself in old age. Not just a more wrinkled version of your face or more gray in your hair, but the bigger stuff, too: What do you do? How do you feel?
There’s no shortage of stereotypes to choose from: Are you in the prime of your life, the golden years, dispensing an endless stream of wisdom? Or are you cantankerous, forgetful, fearful of your own decline? In this imaginary scenario, are you spry or wizened? Are you beloved by your family, or are you their burden?
The answers to these hypothetical questions matter in very real ways.
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