People don't care about what you've been through to get to where you want to be. All they care about is the end product. Anything else is just nice sophistry. No more self-delusion...
very true. presently I'm among a 'peer' group that's half my age and I can tell you doubtlessly, ageism is a thing! a thing i don't like...and they don't even know they're committing it.