‘Youngsplaining’ and moralistic judgements. Exploring ageism through the lens of digital ‘media ideologies’
In this paper, we explore ageist depictions of both young and older people as they emerge
from discourses addressing ‘other people’s’ digital media usage practices. We carried out
eight focus groups (four with teenagers, four with people aged 65 or older) in two southern
European cities (Rome and Barcelona). By negotiating the affordances and constraints
of (digital) tools and platforms, people develop their own usage norms and strategies,
which might – or might not – be intersubjectively shared. Discourses surrounding usage