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by mmf 3738 days ago
I do not think he was implying that he did not fit because he's old. He implied that he did not fit because he's mature...
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I didn't get a total feeling of maturity from his writing. Did you read it? Mostly low-ball shots taken at startup practices that are pretty commonplace now, primarily for their proven effectiveness. Like the fact that he was disturbed to find that Zack, being so young, wasn't an assistant but a manager. It's like the idea of promoting individuals based on results and performance, rather than age and tenure, was foreign to the author. And ironically, he displayed a lot of ageist qualities himself there. I wouldn't exactly characterize that as maturity.
I got the same impression. And I'm close to the same age as the author so it's not like I'm a teenager thinking "You just don't get it!"