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by giantg2 1774 days ago
I think it's a fair question to ask.

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...