The older I am, the more experience I have, the harder i find landing a job. 10+ years of experience, multiple companies. Also, not that many techs/skills from earlier years are applicable now, it seems that there were couple of technology cycles since then, and more experienced persons may have no much advantage over younger persons.
If people you know do not know much, then the people you know do not know much, there are also people you do not know.
If people you know do not know much, then the people you know do not know much, there are also people you do not know.