Ageism is often seen as exclusively about protecting older people. However, "age" is a protected characteristic in UK law, and means any age . People often use "ageism" to rail against statements such as "Ok, Boomer" - but "Ok, Boomer" relates to a mindset - the mindset that says "the way I do things is the best way!", "people don't have a right to be themselves - they have to fit in, because that's what I did!", "I should be prioritised in every single situation!" People of any age can have this "Boomer Mindset", while, equally, people of the "Baby Boom" generation can be very open-minded, very engaged with technology and change, and very enthusiastic about emerging trends. If you don't want to be referred to as a "Boomer", all you need to do is change your mindset. In contrast, millennials and Gen Z can't escape accusations of "laziness", "...
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