Thank you for calling these geezers out, Deborah. I ignore them, but see the suggested reading from Medium and find it is rife with these types of things.
What annoys me the most is how Medium is always suggesting stuff for me to read which has NO interest to me. It doesn't tell me about writers I like. I realize I can just subscribe to an email notification for people I like, but it still likes to tell me what my interests are, and they ARE NOT WHAT IT SEEMS TO THINK.
Thank you too for the shoutout. Your questions were far from dumb and it was no problem to help you.