As a member of the 8X generation, older millennials born in the 1980s, I think we entered the job market at the right time, when numerous opportunities emerged and new professions were created.
When I told a Western colleague I was saving to buy homes for my two sons to inherit, his surprise made me question how differently cultures view parental responsibility and inheritance.
The greatest strength of a 50-year-old worker is not outperforming AI in memory or outpacing younger colleagues in speed. It is the ability to see problems from multiple perspectives.