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The article is behind the trade magazine&#8217;s paywall, but Sohn kindly provided a PDF version for non-subscribers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embedded post\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:ugcPost:6632605933165953024\" width=\"504\" height=\"822\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I love how Sohn says (in the article), &#8220;&#8230;the thing is I was never young. My youth was never a professional asset. Being cool wasn&#8217;t my currency.&#8221; He continues, &#8220;In my 20s and 30s, my value was hard work, accountability, thoughtfulness. In my 40s, it&#8217;s empowering people, leading with empathy, listening, pragmatism in the face of complex challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sohn also concludes that he will celebrate his trips around the sun. That&#8217;s the spirit!<\/p>\n<h2>I Graduated in &#8217;87 (Same As It Ever Was)<\/h2>\n<p>I am 54 in Earth years, and like Sohn have seen and heard a few things, and gotten some important things done.<\/p>\n<p>My first job out of college was Production Coordinator for American Rivers in Washington, DC. I produced, mailed, and processed the organization&#8217;s direct mail, annual reports, and other marketing collateral. I also counted the money as it rolled in and kept track of our response rates and return on investment.<\/p>\n<p>We all learn so much at work. I recall a few things from that time, including how the three Yale grads on staff had more in common than a diploma. The youngest of the three was my age, and he didn&#8217;t like that I read the newspaper in the morning at my desk. He felt that was lazy of me. So, he told the older Yalie in the executive director&#8217;s seat about his feelings, which were then shared with me. I had just closed a $25,000 deal with Calistoga Mineral Water (with help from my mom, who was VP of Planning at a sales promotion agency in Princeton), so I asked him how much money the other kid was bringing to the party.<\/p>\n<h2>And the Story Continues&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>Sohn mentioned me and a handful of other people\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cindygallop\">Cindy Gallop<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexjmurrell\">Alex Murrell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blokewriter\">Ian David<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdContrarian\">Bob Hoffman<\/a>\u2014working to turn the tide of ageism against the ageists, (so they float out to sea, never to be heard from or seen again).<\/p>\n<p>I appreciate Sohn&#8217;s recognition of <a href=\"https:\/\/adpulp.wpengine.com\/category\/ageism\/\">my contributions<\/a> to the topic. As with the battles for gender and racial equality, there&#8217;s always more to do. More to understand and more to explain.<\/p>\n<p>Sohn wisely admits that his success has something to do with being a white male. I&#8217;m also a white male and many privileges come my way because of it. Even this article is a result of my privilege. If I wasn&#8217;t privileged, I wouldn&#8217;t have the time or capacity to make this argument or any other argument. Nor would I have this digital platform to host my arguments, because it costs money to create and then provide this information.<\/p>\n<p>Some activists in other civil rights spaces wonder if the aging white men now in the fight to defeat ageism, were careless and clueless before it impacted them directly. I suppose it&#8217;s a question that can&#8217;t be avoided, and maybe that&#8217;s okay. I will speak for myself. I cared about gender and racial equality long before ageism began to impact my career. But I care more now. 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