Articles that take this long to make a point make me think the author is part of the cause of people trying to get out of meetings. What is that cause? I argue

Articles that take this long to make a point make me think the author is part of the cause of people trying to get out of meetings. What is that cause? I argue that it's people in positions of seniority, or power in general, just extending their point for too long. Why they do it? Probably a bunch of reasons, but I expect none related to the work. Meetings don't suck when everyone is "normal" in the sense there is mutual respect for each other's time, and therefore ample preparation. The issue is, that's seldom the case, and half the reason for the meeting in the manager's eyes. Meetings are, sometimes, an admission of managerial failure.