The issue is not one of linguistic subtleties, but whether the government should fund boondoggles at all. While probably, at least judging by the pictures of the funded projects, engaging in age discrimination.
> The issue is not one of linguistic subtleties, but whether the government should fund boondoggles at all.
Most early tech and prototypes are considered “boondoggles” at first. Some of them are. Some of them not. Some of them may seem so to you, but I can tell that I have used at least a handful of the projects on the list and have personally supported at least one (without knowing that they’re prototype fund funded, or maybe they were not yet, doesn’t matter). And whether the government should have a hand in funding public good software projects - who else should?
> While probably, at least judging by the pictures of the funded projects, engaging in age discrimination.
The age selection could also be just a natural consequence of how the fund is set up. The funding is capped at less than 50 000 EUR, which is a sum that’s less interesting to older people since they’re more likely to have something close to that in the bank. Applying isn’t free - it costs effort, so if you can fund without, it’s attractive to do so. Just alleging age discrimination without a shred of proof isn’t really reflecting good on your arguments.
