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Subject:Ageism example From:Bob Morrisette <robert -dot- morrisette -at- EBAY -dot- SUN -dot- COM> Date:Sun, 20 Oct 1996 11:42:22 -0700
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Tim Alton said:
>I think most of us would agree that there is a
>positive correlation in the business world between age and the reluctance to
>embrace and learn the newest technologies.
A textbook example of ageism. I don't think that most would agree
on this statement.
Bob Morrisette
writer -at- sabu -dot- EBay -dot- sun -dot- com