I started my own small software tools company ("do what you know") when I was in my late 30's and am still at it 20 years later and expect to continue until I retire. For those that run into ageist hiring practices but still love programming, this is a great way to go. I still design and write code, which I enjoy, and I also like having to interact with customers, run the business, decide on product development priorities, etc. It's more interesting, varied, and fun, although perhaps also more challenging, than being a cog in some company with onerous software design standards and long meetings. You do need a decent viable idea that will work at the scale of one or a few programmers working on it, but in the end hard work and persistence over many years is what matters, not the original brilliance of the idea; no matter what you do it'll evolve considerably over time. The rewards once you build momentum include flexible work schedule, ability to focus on real work, blissful lack of office politics and meetings, and ability to live anywhere and travel the world as you work.

I took it to mean thee poster think CNN and MS-NBC are biased and not reporting real truth...