So you do indeed find that in the better-run tech orgs (at least IMHO), experience begins to get weighted more, especially after about 5 years.
There are some exceptions.
Despite the fact that I was CIO of a College for several years, I don't actually have BS or MS (long story and would not be easily duplicatable).
Even with that track record and 30+ years of experience there are orgs that would not even consider me for a CIO/CTO/CISO position because of that.
Used to bother me, certainly not anymore.
And even though certs and degrees are not my top "want" when hiring anyone above say, a journeyman level, if someone is getting the occasional credentials in a "fresh" area of study, it does show me they are curious and not generally stagnating.
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So, yeah, it does become less of a thing over time...