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by onetimemanytime 2329 days ago
>>I thought older people are more valuable since they have more experience. There isn't much physical difference between 20, 40 and 55 year old people

Older people have families, don't buy the "lets work 20 hours a day," or "we're a startup" despite being founded in 2000 or whatever, and that's a liability to some. (Another thing, is that they might be less willing to take orders from their 23 year old boss.)