I have to say, this one shocked me. I guess I'm just that naive. While scrolling through my LinkedIn feed, I saw this:
And then what? The day you turn 50, no one bothers to consider what you offer? Which is a hell of a lot more than a Google Project Management Professional Certificate.
This is the stuff that terrifies me. That right there is blatant ageism. A post created by someone in their 20s - 40s. I'm all for new ideas, new blood, new energy, but none of it is worth the weight of their bullshit if there's no legacy. No foundation. No investment. You know. Those old 50+ folks with the money you need for your new idea? Those old parents that allowed you to live in the basement until you were 27?
Here's a news flash. I'm going to tell you why the 80s are having a renaissance. Because 50 year olds are fucking cool. We watched the wall fall in Berlin. We introduced synthesizers and pre-recorded tracks to music. AND we could still play the hell out of a guitar. We started listening to music on vinyl. That music was produced on 2" tape and recorded via analogue production. We invented the mix tape and disco skating and yep! Digitally produced music. Thus the CD. And we have the natural ability to tell the difference between naturally produced analogue recordings and a bunch of digital manipulation and hoo la la. Whatever. That's our science that built the foundation of the streaming music ecosystem.
And while I'm at it. That cool ass little collectors item box called a McIntosh? And Bill Gates? Yep. The foundation of all the things you do today in the digital space. All running on machines invented by 50 somethings and older. We're not stupid. We are your lifeblood. Some of you don't have the critical thinking skills to figure out a rotary phone, and we just laugh and laugh when we watch you try. So don't assume we can't learn a new fangled way to manage a project. Project management isn't new. The tool is new.
Whoever wrote this post probably wasn't even born when I wrote a Masters thesis on that cool little Mac. From paper to programming. Now THAT's a leap.
And by the way… learn how to write in cursive. Do you even know how to sign your name on paper?
This is my Andy Rooney moment.
… look him up.