{"id":29,"date":"2017-01-26T21:17:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T21:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2021-02-07T10:05:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T15:05:46","slug":"ashton-applewhite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/voicesviews\/blog\/ashton-applewhite\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashton Applewhite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-234 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ashton-profile-138x150.jpg\" width=\"138\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"234\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ashton-profile-138x150.jpg 138w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ashton-profile-276x300.jpg 276w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ashton-profile-100x109.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ashton-profile-150x163.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ashton-profile-200x217.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ashton-profile-300x326.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ashton-profile-450x489.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ashton-profile-600x652.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ashton-profile-108x117.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ashton-profile.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/>Author and activist Ashton Applewhite has been recognized by the <em>New York Times<\/em>, National Public Radio and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism. She blogs at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thischairrocks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Chair Rocks<\/a>, speaks widely, and is the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/This-Chair-Rocks-Manifesto-Against\/dp\/0996934707\/157-6959211-8256305?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=this%20chair%20rocks&amp;qid=1456440521&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;sr=8-1%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism<\/em><\/a>, &#8220;a book we have been waiting for\u2026 that blows up myths seven to a page like fireworks\u201d (<em>Los Angeles Review of Books<\/em>). In 2016, Next Avenue, a website that&#8217;s part of the PBS system, named Applewhite its Influencer of the Year, for sparking a revolution against ageism.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/02\/ive-started-using-a-cane\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bigstock-Elderly-With-Cane-878843-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bigstock-Elderly-With-Cane-878843-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bigstock-Elderly-With-Cane-878843-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bigstock-Elderly-With-Cane-878843-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bigstock-Elderly-With-Cane-878843-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bigstock-Elderly-With-Cane-878843-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bigstock-Elderly-With-Cane-878843-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bigstock-Elderly-With-Cane-878843-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bigstock-Elderly-With-Cane-878843-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bigstock-Elderly-With-Cane-878843.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/02\/ive-started-using-a-cane\/\">I\u2019ve Started Using a Cane<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 11, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Does that change how you see me? It\u2019s changed the way I see me. And, to my surprise, I like this me better.&nbsp;&nbsp; In December 2025 I had major surgery to remove a benign brain tumor called an acoustic neuroma.<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2026\/02\/ive-started-using-a-cane\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">I\u2019ve Started Using a Cane<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/12\/think-the-boomers-ruined-everything-think-again\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture3-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture3-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture3-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture3-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture3-1-450x299.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture3-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture3-1.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/12\/think-the-boomers-ruined-everything-think-again\/\">Think the Boomers Ruined Everything? Think Again<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In anxious times we look for scapegoats, so boomer-bashing is on the rise. Wondering how to push back? Here\u2019s a quiz: Cheer up, they\u2019re dying off! The boomers invented [the internet\/water bed\/etc.]. What does&nbsp;your&nbsp;[entitled\/tech-addicted\/etc.] generation have to show for itself?<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/12\/think-the-boomers-ruined-everything-think-again\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Think the Boomers Ruined Everything? Think Again<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/ageism-also-affects-the-young\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/age-discrimination-prevents-young-woman-with-cv-from-getting-job-standing-ageism-posters_559476-3311.avif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/ageism-also-affects-the-young\/\">Ageism Also Affects the Young<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 9, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">October is a big month in ageland. October 1 is the United Nation\u2019s International Day of Older Persons. October 9 is Ageism Awareness Day. It\u2019s a time to celebrate all the progress we\u2019ve made, as well as to reflect on<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/ageism-also-affects-the-young\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ageism Also Affects the Young<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/dementia-the-numbers-are-climbing-but-the-risk-is-not\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-1-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-1-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-1-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-1.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/dementia-the-numbers-are-climbing-but-the-risk-is-not\/\">Dementia: The Numbers Are Climbing but the Risk Is Not<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 10, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I\u2019ve said it before, and I\u2019ll keep saying it: dementia rates are dropping.&nbsp;There are more cases because there are more older people as a percentage of the population, and age is the biggest risk factor.&nbsp; But your risk is lower<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/06\/dementia-the-numbers-are-climbing-but-the-risk-is-not\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dementia: The Numbers Are Climbing but the Risk Is Not<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/06\/its-about-competence-not-age\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/uplifting-employees-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/uplifting-employees-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/uplifting-employees-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/uplifting-employees-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/uplifting-employees-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/uplifting-employees-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/uplifting-employees-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/uplifting-employees-1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/uplifting-employees-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/uplifting-employees-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/06\/its-about-competence-not-age\/\">It\u2019s about Competence, Not Age<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 21, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">[In February], a gratuitous swipe ramped up the ongoing discussion about Biden\u2019s age&nbsp;to a fevered pitch. When the Department of Justice declined to prosecute the President for his handling of classified documents, the special counsel went on to call Biden<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/06\/its-about-competence-not-age\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">It\u2019s about Competence, Not Age<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/05\/what-a-waste\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Reversing-the-aging-process-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Reversing-the-aging-process-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Reversing-the-aging-process-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Reversing-the-aging-process-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Reversing-the-aging-process-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Reversing-the-aging-process-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Reversing-the-aging-process-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Reversing-the-aging-process-108x81.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Reversing-the-aging-process.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/05\/what-a-waste\/\">What a Waste<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 23, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The luxury skin-care firm Est\u00e9e Lauder just announced a partnership with the Stanford Center on Longevity. According to the press release,&nbsp;the goal of this new \u201clongevity expert collective\u201d is to \u201creframe the conversation from anti-aging to visible age reversal.\u201d Let\u2019s<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/05\/what-a-waste\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What a Waste<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/03\/ageism-shortens-lives-new-studies-confirm-it\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document-150x84.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document-100x56.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document-200x113.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document-450x253.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document-600x338.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document-900x507.png 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document-108x61.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Document.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/03\/ageism-shortens-lives-new-studies-confirm-it\/\">Ageism Shortens Lives\u2014New Studies Confirm It<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 26, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u201cAgeism, and an older person\u2019s perception of aging, may hold the keys to a longer life.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp; That\u2019s the first sentence of&nbsp;\u201cWhy age bias has real world health effects,\u201d just published&nbsp; by the Association of Health Care Journalists, which supports excellence<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/03\/ageism-shortens-lives-new-studies-confirm-it\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ageism Shortens Lives\u2014New Studies Confirm It<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/02\/think-too-many-old-people-will-swamp-social-welfare-programs-think-again\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/depositphotos_131474796-stock-illustration-faces-of-old-people-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/depositphotos_131474796-stock-illustration-faces-of-old-people-300x300.webp 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/depositphotos_131474796-stock-illustration-faces-of-old-people-150x150.webp 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/depositphotos_131474796-stock-illustration-faces-of-old-people-100x100.webp 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/depositphotos_131474796-stock-illustration-faces-of-old-people-200x200.webp 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/depositphotos_131474796-stock-illustration-faces-of-old-people-450x450.webp 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/depositphotos_131474796-stock-illustration-faces-of-old-people-108x108.webp 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/depositphotos_131474796-stock-illustration-faces-of-old-people.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/02\/think-too-many-old-people-will-swamp-social-welfare-programs-think-again\/\">Think &#8216;Too Many Old People&#8217; Will Swamp Social Welfare Programs? Think Again.<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Since the 1970s, population aging\u2014the proverbial \u201cgray tsunami\u201d\u2014has been used to justify \u201cpension reform,\u201d austerity and privatization across the wealthy nations. Alarmist projections have long fueled neoliberal, small-government policy reforms. In the Fall 2023 issue of&nbsp;Jacobin,&nbsp;editor-at-large Seth Ackerman argues that<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/02\/think-too-many-old-people-will-swamp-social-welfare-programs-think-again\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Think &#8216;Too Many Old People&#8217; Will Swamp Social Welfare Programs? Think Again.<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/01\/women-in-the-workforce-are-never-the-right-age\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Picture1-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Picture1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Picture1-2-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Picture1-2-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Picture1-2-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Picture1-2-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Picture1-2-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Picture1-2.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/01\/women-in-the-workforce-are-never-the-right-age\/\">Women in the Workforce Are Never the Right Age<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 16, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Why are women&nbsp;still&nbsp;so underrepresented in positions of power?&nbsp;In the United States, for example, why do women still make up only a meager 10 percent of people running Fortune 500 companies? Take heart, there\u2019s always a reason.&nbsp; (Content warning: this article,<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/01\/women-in-the-workforce-are-never-the-right-age\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Women in the Workforce Are Never the Right Age<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/11\/becoming-less-ageist-can-reverse-cognitive-decline\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-195x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-195x300.jpg 195w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-667x1024.jpg 667w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-98x150.jpg 98w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-768x1179.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-1001x1536.jpg 1001w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-1334x2048.jpg 1334w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-100x153.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-150x230.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-200x307.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-300x460.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-450x691.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-600x921.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-900x1381.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-108x166.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9781785043550-scaled.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/11\/becoming-less-ageist-can-reverse-cognitive-decline\/\">Becoming Less Ageist Can Reverse Cognitive Decline<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 17, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A growing body of fascinating research shows that attitudes towards aging have an actual, measurable, physical effect on how our minds and bodies function. People with more positive feelings about aging\u2014fact- rather than fear-based, that is\u2014walk faster, heal quicker, live<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/11\/becoming-less-ageist-can-reverse-cognitive-decline\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Becoming Less Ageist Can Reverse Cognitive Decline<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/08\/enough-with-the-headlines-about-age\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-113x150.jpeg 113w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-100x133.jpeg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-150x200.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-200x267.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-300x400.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-450x600.jpeg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-600x800.jpeg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-900x1200.jpeg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1-108x144.jpeg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20211023_120241-scaled-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/08\/enough-with-the-headlines-about-age\/\">Enough with the Headlines about Age!<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 18, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Age and age discrimination have never gotten more media coverage, especially in the wake of President Biden\u2019s announcement that he\u2019s running for reelection. If there\u2019s anyone who should be delighted, it\u2019s me. I\u2019m in the age and ageism business after<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/08\/enough-with-the-headlines-about-age\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Enough with the Headlines about Age!<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/07\/is-the-term-senior-abuse-prevention-ageist\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LI6OouGK_400x400-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LI6OouGK_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LI6OouGK_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LI6OouGK_400x400-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LI6OouGK_400x400-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LI6OouGK_400x400-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/LI6OouGK_400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/07\/is-the-term-senior-abuse-prevention-ageist\/\">Is the Term \u2018Senior Abuse Prevention\u2019 Ageist?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 25, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I hardly ever cross-post questions from my Yo, Is This Ageist blog. I\u2019m making an exception because the question below occasioned such a meaty discussion during this week\u2019s Old School\u2019s Office Hours meetup.&nbsp;It also helped me understand why the phrase<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/07\/is-the-term-senior-abuse-prevention-ageist\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Is the Term \u2018Senior Abuse Prevention\u2019 Ageist?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/06\/is-it-ageist-to-offer-actors-the-right-to-hide-their-age\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hide-your-age-900x600-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hide-your-age-900x600-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hide-your-age-900x600-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hide-your-age-900x600-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hide-your-age-900x600-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hide-your-age-900x600-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hide-your-age-900x600-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hide-your-age-900x600-1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hide-your-age-900x600-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hide-your-age-900x600-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/06\/is-it-ageist-to-offer-actors-the-right-to-hide-their-age\/\">Is it Ageist to Offer Actors the Right to Hide Their Age?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 22, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) has been waging a years-long legal battle with the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) to stop the site from disclosing the ages of screen actors. Last June, GLAAD, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, signed on to support<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/06\/is-it-ageist-to-offer-actors-the-right-to-hide-their-age\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Is it Ageist to Offer Actors the Right to Hide Their Age?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/04\/for-the-umpteenth-time-too-old-to-be-president\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000-300x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000-300x225.webp 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000-1024x768.webp 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000-150x113.webp 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000-768x576.webp 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000-100x75.webp 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000-200x150.webp 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000-450x338.webp 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000-600x450.webp 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000-900x675.webp 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000-108x81.webp 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3000.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/04\/for-the-umpteenth-time-too-old-to-be-president\/\">For the Umpteenth Time: \u2018Too Old to Be President\u2019\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 11, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Wondering how to respond when people equate a political candidate\u2019s age with their fitness for office? You\u2019ll find plenty of answers in \u201cBiden is now America\u2019s first octogenarian president,\u201d &nbsp;which appeared in&nbsp;Salon.&nbsp;The writer reached out to experts like physician Louise<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/04\/for-the-umpteenth-time-too-old-to-be-president\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">For the Umpteenth Time: \u2018Too Old to Be President\u2019\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/02\/ravages-of-age-really-that-phrase-has-got-to-go\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/images-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/images-1.jpg 201w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/images-1-120x150.jpg 120w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/images-1-100x125.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/images-1-150x187.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/images-1-108x135.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/02\/ravages-of-age-really-that-phrase-has-got-to-go\/\">\u2018Ravages of Age,\u2019 Really? That Phrase Has Got to Go<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 3, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">[Last October] the New York Times Magazine&nbsp;opened with an essay by Elizabeth Nelson&nbsp;about whether we\u2019re missing out on [something] when elite athletes\u2014Roger Federer and Serena Williams in this case\u2014retire from their sports. This sentence in the first paragraph made me<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/02\/ravages-of-age-really-that-phrase-has-got-to-go\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u2018Ravages of Age,\u2019 Really? That Phrase Has Got to Go<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/12\/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-its-a-thing-it-shouldnt-have-to-be\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/36083701_H20279666-600x600-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/36083701_H20279666-600x600-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/36083701_H20279666-600x600-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/36083701_H20279666-600x600-1-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/36083701_H20279666-600x600-1-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/36083701_H20279666-600x600-1-450x450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/36083701_H20279666-600x600-1-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/36083701_H20279666-600x600-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/12\/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-its-a-thing-it-shouldnt-have-to-be\/\">World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: It\u2019s a Thing. It Shouldn\u2019t Have to Be<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 21, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which was launched in 2006, falls on June 15. That happens to be my mother\u2019s birthday, which I find darkly amusing and which probably has something to do with my ambivalence around the event. It\u2019s<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/12\/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-its-a-thing-it-shouldnt-have-to-be\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: It\u2019s a Thing. It Shouldn\u2019t Have to Be<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/09\/age-against-the-machine-ending-ageism-in-the-workplace\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-150x100.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-100x67.jpeg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-200x133.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-450x300.jpeg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-600x400.jpeg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-900x600.jpeg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1-108x72.jpeg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Age-Diversity-in-the-Workplace-scaled-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/09\/age-against-the-machine-ending-ageism-in-the-workplace\/\">&#8216;Age Against the Machine\u2014Ending Ageism in the Workplace&#8217;<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 23, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">That\u2019s the kickass-if-I-say-so-myself title of my new talk, which debuted earlier this month, in real life, at the annual conference of the Financial Planners Association. The catalyst was my pre-event call with the organizers.&nbsp; \u201cThere\u2019s grousing from our older members,<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/09\/age-against-the-machine-ending-ageism-in-the-workplace\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;Age Against the Machine\u2014Ending Ageism in the Workplace&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/08\/ageism-affects-us-both-physically-and-mentally\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-150x90.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-100x60.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-200x120.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-450x270.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-600x360.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1-108x65.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Picture1.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/08\/ageism-affects-us-both-physically-and-mentally\/\">Ageism Affects Us, Both Physically and Mentally<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 8, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Ageism affects how our minds and bodies function, and not in a good way. We\u2019ve known that for a while, thanks in large part to the work of Yale\u2019s Becca Levy, PhD, whose groundbreaking work, Breaking the Age Code: How<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/08\/ageism-affects-us-both-physically-and-mentally\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ageism Affects Us, Both Physically and Mentally<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/06\/the-paradoxes-of-aging\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/time-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/time-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/time-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/time-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/time-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/time-450x450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/time-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/time.jpg 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/06\/the-paradoxes-of-aging\/\">The Paradoxes of Aging<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 17, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I recently came across a passage about contemporary aging so concise and insightful that I had to post it. It\u2019s from a review by eminent gerontologist Thomas Cole of Aging and the Art of Living (2012) by Jan Baars.&nbsp; We<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/06\/the-paradoxes-of-aging\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Paradoxes of Aging<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/05\/escaping-our-same-age-silos\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/portrait-diverse-group-people-vector-26196728-1-300x211.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/portrait-diverse-group-people-vector-26196728-1-300x211.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/portrait-diverse-group-people-vector-26196728-1-150x106.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/portrait-diverse-group-people-vector-26196728-1-768x541.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/portrait-diverse-group-people-vector-26196728-1-100x70.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/portrait-diverse-group-people-vector-26196728-1-200x141.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/portrait-diverse-group-people-vector-26196728-1-450x317.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/portrait-diverse-group-people-vector-26196728-1-600x422.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/portrait-diverse-group-people-vector-26196728-1-900x634.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/portrait-diverse-group-people-vector-26196728-1-108x76.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/portrait-diverse-group-people-vector-26196728-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/05\/escaping-our-same-age-silos\/\">Escaping Our Same-Age Silos<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 18, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Ashton Applewhite<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I often point out that age has far less to do with compatibility than we think it does. There are exceptions, of course: reproduction is largely a young person\u2019s game, along with extreme sports. 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