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I’m sorry. Not only is that unethical, it is illegal. These companies need to stop discriminating on age.

Depends on what country you're in. It's illegal here in Australia, but almost universally practised regardless. The law is not in reality available to most people, nor is it by and large adhered to by business except where absolutely necessary (ie. predictably enforced). Every large company I've worked for has broken the law with impunity.

There good cause for "the law" in daily reality (as opposed to "The Law" as an abstract good) not to be held in any esteem by ordinary folk.

> it is illegal

But it is not enforced. Tech companies don't bother to hide it at all. They run job ads that all but say "Bros only."

When money is being made, the authorities tend to look the other way. That has been going on in the finance industry for decades (and don't get me started on crypto).

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