Before you scroll again—pause.
Think of the last “elderly” person you saw online.
Was she/he dancing in high heels?
Was she/he using any high-tech products?
Was their hair grey, or perfectly dyed?
Now ask yourself—
Did you find them inspiring, odd, or… algorithmically inevitable?
In a world where platforms decide what is shown,
aging becomes a performance.
Visibility becomes a filter.
And growing old is no longer just a stage of life—
it’s a curated feed.
Programmed to Age 