Having lived in the San Francisco Bay area for over 30 years, Fred, I guarantee that the biggest “ism” one has to overcome with Medium is ageism. It’s why we had to leave. My husband got laid off from a company he’d worked for for 17 years. Three years and countless interviews later with no takers, he began looking on the East Coast and had zero problems getting a great job. If the big winner is over 40, I’ll eat my CPAP machine.