Not shocked given the following statement from Mintlify to a recruiter a few months ago:
"I'd rather hire a junior dev who knows the latest version of NextJS than a senior dev who is experienced with an earlier version."
This would be a forgivable remark, except the recruiter was aware of the shortsightedness, and likely attempted to coach the hiring manager...
You're much more charitable than I am. I would not call that forgivable.
It isn't, they have so much knowledge experience and foresight that has a significant gap in many ways.