I think people were let go because they weren&#x27;t good at their jobs, not because they were old. People who have been fired because they weren&#x27;t good enough are going to have a harder time finding a new job.<p>Our education system is teaching more advanced topics at younger and younger ages. Hence younger people may be more &quot;up to date&quot;.<p>An older person will experience ageism, but they can combat this by always learning new things throughout their life. I&#x27;ll take a 50 year old javascript developer who&#x27;s proactive about testing and CI over a less experienced younger developer.<p>But I&#x27;m going to choose an inexperienced javascript developer over an 50 year old experienced COBOL deverloper if I&#x27;m building websites.