I noticed an unconscious ageist heuristic at work in whether I engage seriously/flippantly with someone online. I engage seriously if I think they are the right age to make use of a serious response, flippantly if I think they're too young (rare) or too old (common).
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Replying to @vgr
how old is too old? also, I sometimes have trouble telling if you're serious or not and now this makes me much more confused
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Replying to @danlistensto
And of course on whether I can guess the age from clues/indications
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Replying to @vgr
the "I'm too old for X" meme vs the 'You're too old for X" meme.
6:13 PM - 19 Nov 2017
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