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Ageism Is Alive And Well on Medium
Discrimination for any reason is unfair and undemocratic.
Today I received an email from Medium Magazine as follows:
Hi Michael,
(A) quick reminder that Medium is currently fielding a research study available to creators like you. This study is designed to help us at Medium better understand our creators and how we can do more to serve you in the future.
If you’ve already filled it out, thanks so much! If you haven’t had a chance to complete the survey we still want to hear from you.
If you’re interested in participating, copy and paste the link in your web browser: https://survey-d.dynata.com/survey/selfserve/53b/2104206?list=3&samp=1&userid=ClientID00043131
We recommend filling it out as soon as possible as space is limited and fills up quickly.
Being a person who likes to participate in surveys, I clicked on the link. The first question was a request for my age. I entered the number 77 and was advised that I did not qualify.
No reason was provided so I can only assume it was due to the number I entered in that first question -and only…
