Yeah the agesism is serving the hiring companies that would rather sacrifice quality than cash flow. The issue with retirement goes deeper than the layoffs for the same reason but also is exacerbated by the high cost of living. At the end of the day it's not supply and demand that drives pos-capitalist economies, but pushing in margins to optimize profits while running companies on the brink of collapse. Logan's Run does start to look more like speculative fiction these days...