I worked on mid range computers that put man on the moon. Core memory, TTL Logic and such. The progress of technology since the 80s has been changing exponentially. When I left the computer world, I left working on servers with terabytes of memory and TTL logic that used to be housed on a 2'x2' board now resided on a surface mount chip the size of a postage stamp.
Yep, no place for old men.
I disagree. I’m an engineer in my 50’s, and I say that only us “old guys” have the perspective to appreciate what we have now, and have the wisdom to know when not to overdesign.