I've seen too many people who clearly have been coasting for 20 years (or people who are simply applying to a position that's not actually aligned with those 20

I've seen too many people who clearly have been coasting for 20 years (or people who are simply applying to a position that's not actually aligned with those 20 years of experience). Those 24 year old interviewers are the ones you'll have to train, so you need to, at minimum, be able to do their jobs.