Normally I would agree - a good salesperson may not need to know the application they are pitching - but the recruiting industry's unapologetic ignorance defini

Normally I would agree - a good salesperson may not need to know the application they are pitching - but the recruiting industry's unapologetic ignorance definitely causes damage to potential employees (especially more vulnerable candidates) and hurts the industry as a whole. It is an (unfortunately) essential part of the tech industry that amplifies common misconceptions like Java == Javascript and exacerbates problems like the joke about "minimum years of experience".