Well, I guess you’re a data point. Is said to be the best time to look and companies are desperate for talent. So folks >30-35 will be the test… If they find work “like younger people”, we’ll believe the hype. If, however, they get the same song and dance about lack of current experience, companies are just looking for cheap newbies and frustrated they can’t get them easily.
I would think there are lots of niche and non faang stuff out there but nobody is bothering to look. Or, they’re all in it for the $$ alone.