I have nothing against crazy expensive and experienced, and, once I can afford it, I will definitely choose it. However, a general trend to deselect candidates

I have nothing against crazy expensive and experienced, and, once I can afford it, I will definitely choose it. However, a general trend to deselect candidates because on an expectation of them being crazy expensive does not sound ageist to me. Hence, if this whole "let's fight ageism in tech" trend is to be taken seriously, the phenomenon needs to be better described and understood.