Eh. You want a good mix of experience levels, what really matters is everyone should be talented. Less experienced colleagues are unburdened by yesterday’s lessons that may no longer be relevant today, they don’t have the same blind spots.
Also, our profession is doomed if we won’t give less experienced colleagues a chance to shine.
Do you not find that depressing and sad? Do you never work with enthusiastic and talented junior developers at the start of their careers? Do you not enjoy interacting with them?
I think it would be more depressing taking in exited junior developers, spending years of their life not believing that they are growing into any real career.
> ... the start of their careers
It is exactly this assumption I am challenging.
What comes next, I don't know - and I am not trying to kid myself or any others that I am well suited as a mentor for person starting out their career in the current environment.
Also, our profession is doomed if we won’t give less experienced colleagues a chance to shine.