Ageism Published December 14, 2023 by Emanuel Derman Ageism is a mystery and paradox of self-delusion. How can one make disparaging remarks about old people without the consciousness that, if you live long enough, you too will be old, suffer the thousand natural shocks the flesh is heir to, will bear the whips and scorns of time? How can you ridicule what you are pretty certainly going to become? Published in writing Previous Post Model Next Post Self Portrait