Just turned 47 here and I have to say I agree completely with the OP...
The only thing I see when the "skilled" players are complaining about the "Tactical" players is "WA WA WA"...
I'm in the same boat as some of you I guess (Older, Fatter, Blinder) than I used to be, but hey We started gaming in the 1970s and 80s so we've learned a few things along the way right?
I still come top 3 regularly and quite often top, because like you guys I play smart and to my strengths. I do mix up my playstyle from rushing with a Shotty to Camping with a Bipod and all sorts in between...
NEVER write off the older guys, and remember the story of the "Old Bull and the Young Bull"...
The two of them are standing on top of a hill looking down at a herd of cows, and the YB says to the OB, "Hey let's run down there and **** a cow". The OB replies "No Son, lets walk down there and **** them all"...