This is partly why ageism exists. The longer you have worked, the more obvious the failings of your superiors are. Older workers are harder to trick into working on some project that will fail/produce no business value.
Conversely, older workers don't really care about what has business value and what doesn't, and if they did, they certainly care less about getting entangled in a discussion about it.
I know a lot of older workers, myself included, who don't want a seat at that table anymore.
I know a lot of older workers, myself included, who don't want a seat at that table anymore.