It really sounds like p-hacking at work. Apple not doing Ok. Board age is ~66. Correlation must be causation.
I think SV is going to wake up to the fact that they have a serious problem not related to the age of their boards. Ppl are getting tired of their antics, especially that of the Buddy-in-Chief. They're picketing Tesla. They're getting uncomfortable with the product. Tired of hearing about AI taking jobs from them. Tired of being told they are slackers not worth a living wage, unlike the multi-billion-dollar CEO's triple and quadruple-dipping for obscene sums, allegedly on 4 hours of sleep. Come to think about it, what is there that is positive coming out of SV these days? It's as if they don't think they really need the public for anything. </rant>