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Comment by riebschlager | Hacker News Reader

This kinda feels like seeing a guy in his 50s on a date with a pretty 22-year-old.

What's wrong with that?

Nothing wrong with that legally or ethically. It's just one of those things that is slightly stigmatized, similar to the way that COBOL itself is stigmatized or if you ask for ketchup on your hotdog while in Chicago.

Violates the "half plus seven" rule [1]

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_disparity_in_sexual_relati...

That's just some half-assed lame custom that has no particular justification behind it. The age of consent is usually no more than 18 pretty much everywhere (at least in the US, where most of the HN posters seem to be), so I don't see any problem with a 50 year old guy on a date with a 20-something.

I figure anybody complaining is probably just jealous. But I'm close to 50 than 20 myself, so I'm not exactly unbiased. :-)

not sure js is pretty yet. It's getter better though.

I like the old getters better (__defineGetter__).

Is it sexist, ageist or both to claim that x are prettiest at age 22?

More like people are biologically encouraged to be attracted to the best possible mate (that whole evolution thing). It just so happens that this is generally women in their early to mid 20s and men in their late 20s and early 30s.

While standards for beauty may change to some extent across cultures and time, the attraction based on age has been very constant. In addition to the biological health of the species, humans perception of the world tend to change as they age. People of more similar age are more likely to have compatible and relatable life experiences and views (try explaining what the world was like before 9/11 to a teenager. They simply don't understand the huge shift in culture that resulted because they weren't aware of the world at that time and only know the world as it is today)

Ageism and sexism are problems in some areas, but biological attraction when forming relationships is not one of those areas.

lol

jealousy?

;-)

Funniest thing all week. Point extra here please!

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