I think the concept of "too senior" exists. E.g I would imagine Linus wouldn't thrive on some boring driver maintenance job or full stack developer somewhere if

I think the concept of "too senior" exists. E.g I would imagine Linus wouldn't thrive on some boring driver maintenance job or full stack developer somewhere if he ever applied. Of course it doesn't say there is no ageism, but it could be that this specific case was indeed too senior for certain roles.