[elldoubleyew]

Its not just any "old guy".

Its an "old guy" thats either appointed by stakeholders or personally heavily invested in the success of the company.

Like it or not his "feelings" are formed from decades of experience in making a business profitable.

I understand its not every case but lets not be overly-dismissive of his opinions, especially on HN where we are so concerned with ageism.

[greedo]

I'm an old guy, and I have to disregard 99% of what our C-level officers say about technology. Most of what they understand is out of date with technology from the early Oughts, much less the 2020's. They make purchasing decisions based on what they read in airline flight magazines, or what their vendor buddies recommend while they're golfing.

Their feelings are formed by cronyism, nepotism and ignorance. When it comes to embracing change, they're fine when it something motivated by these three factors, but when it means a perceived loss of control, or a loss of prestige, then they resist.