Do they address the pressure from above? I've given very compelling arguments to address tech debt that made a room of 20+ people in management smile and nod a

Do they address the pressure from above? I've given very compelling arguments to address tech debt that made a room of 20+ people in management smile and nod approvingly. Yet higher leadership still overruled me (and them). If not, I am not convinced the article has anything to offer me in particular.