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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Theresa MacPhail

‘Anti-ageing is anti-life’: why longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat

three women at various ages
‘We have to fight ageism.’ Composite: The Guardian/Alamy

Andrea holds a PhD in literature and works for a non-profit in Dallas. She’s in her late 40s and tells me that the pressure to remain youthful in her city is palpable. Almost completely irresistible.

“You don’t know what it’s like here,” she said. “Everyone has a facelift if they can afford one and everyone has had some work done. I’m a feminist to the core, but if I had the money, I would get a deep-plane facelift in a heartbeat. I’m saving up to get my neck done.”

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