You definitely have a point that this too is a big issue, only thing is that I believe that that is a manifestation of a symptom of a more larger problem, which is the way we/global society in general has come to perceive and interact with people getting older, to which the point I was making was that it starts with the “fixation towards an arbitrary age limit set by law”, which as you point makes it nowadays easier for companies to discriminate against those nearing that age, because the law(s) already do that and gives them a certain validation for that practice “because why should I hire you and invest resources in you, if you’re just going to retire in a few years down the line?”.

I’m glad to read that you didn’t let your government or companies tell you that you need to quit the workforce! Sad thing is that you’re in the minority and most people don’t have your courage to keep fighting on.