I was being cute with everyone in our shared and often discriminated against age bracket, mostly with my friend Mehmet and didn't think about the other viewers of the comment. If the comment thread started in your story Melinda I didn't even realize it as the only thing I could see on my screen was Mehmet asking me a question. I wasn't being dismissive yet I apologize for the impression and can understand why you felt that way. I was flat out saying that the study isn't ageist. It's just poorly designed and that is my opinion and I am in the excluded age group--that was the point of my humorous remark yet I understand what is funny to me may not be funny to another. Such is life. While everyone is pointing fingers of isms at Medium I believe the real scourge lurking is the commercialization of what is so far a refuge from pop up ads interfering with enjoyment of content.