Respectfully there is also another group: 3. Folks who have been in the industry for a while, are very comfortable with the tools they've used previously, are

Respectfully there is also another group: 3. Folks who have been in the industry for a while, are very comfortable with the tools they've used previously, are not always open to embracing new tech, and have compensation expectations a little higher than the market value of what they're offering. I'm not denying ageism exists, but I think it's disingenuous to suggest people in our industry are immune to becoming complacent over time. I think the primary problem might just be that our industry is more punishing for people who do. I also think people are pointing at the young-skewing culture in tech and looking at it as the cause of the problem, when it's possible it's a symptom. I don't know how any of that can be measured, but I think it's something we have to keep in mind in this discussion about apparent ageism.