It's not the knowing cobol that does this, it's the being a domain expert in a complex system that happens to run cobol that does it. That said it's largely a

It's not the knowing cobol that does this, it's the being a domain expert in a complex system that happens to run cobol that does it. That said it's largely a fake idea yes. "There's a shortage of cobol devs" sounds a lot better than "we spent decades undervaluing, outsourcing, and not supporting mentorship in this critical niche and now we're experiencing the consequences."