Hackathon moment: someone born in 1987 called 'an old guy'
generativist · x · 2026-09-20
Overheard at a hackathon: "He's an old guy, born in '87." The reposter's "Oh no" captures the age anxiety running through AI/tech culture — at 38, a 1987 birth year now reads as elderly in hackathon circles. A short but resonant industry-culture joke.
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