I am not old, in relative terms. But I'm becoming more concerned these days about issues regarding age in my profession.
Many of the folks in the web development industry are in their twenties. You almost have to be to be good at it. By that I mean that if you're older, you likely weren't exposed to all the new technology and never had the free time to amass (by osmosis) the knowledge needed to do it well, and if you're younger, you likely aren't a professional yet and don't have the experience to do it well. Obviously, there are exceptions, but generally this seems about the right age within the group of peers I am familiar.
I should note that I am on the top edge of this age group, perhaps just outside. The difference being that all of the rockstars of the internet that I know are single 20-somethings that party frequently and generally live the "internet rockstar lifestyle". Conversely, I am a happily married, proud father of two. I also have a bunch of gray hair, which leads me into my point here....
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