I've been in these meetings too, and they're exhausting. At this very moment, I'm trying hard not to be a part of this meeting, even though I have strong opinions that I don't think will be represented by the current lot of attendees.

That said, there's often a component of competitive commentary, but also consider Parkinson's Law of Triviality, a/k/a Bikeshedding:

https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/bikeshedding