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by threatofrain
1774 days ago
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IMO they had enough evidence to provide an implication, and so that's what we have. The implication. The ammunition comes from the fact that YC asks for your age very early in the process. Either that piece of information is relevant and worth asking... or it's not. That YC asks implies they want the info. But personally I don't think that's enough ammo to start a large forum discussion. |
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The author also brings up the difficulty in finding a job in the industry as he gets older. There are a number of people on here that have witnessed similar age-related or suspected age-related issues in this industry, to the point that this issue seems to be a common discussion point [1]. It would be different if they were writing a major editorial hit piece without hard facts. Perhaps this question will lead to YC releasing diversity stats and the reasoning behind the age question.
1. https://moguldom.com/9158/coding-while-old-race-and-sex-aren...