A current example of that myopia would be the penchant of otherwise competent & experienced commentators in the financial end of the broadcast media, to continue to accord Jeb Bush an inordinate importance, which his demonstrated "effectiveness" clearly cannot justify.
I have not but you are on to something. You mean the “tail fins on cars” guys in the 50s/60s who didn’t really address any of the real, important changes in autos?