This draging on now...
I don't think that anyone working here is under the fantasy that EK is "Nirvana in the Desert". In fact, there are a number of areas where improvements could be made and all who work here know that. Any mature adult realises that this would obviously hold true for any airline / company in the world today.
Some, however, might be under the misguided illusion that this the first time that EK will take on direct entry captains and that once this "Rubicon" has been crossed (not sure if you mean an act of war or irrevocable commitment here) an endless stream of DE Capt's will abound. Well, it's not the fist time that DE's will be employed and considering that EK went back to the seniority based promotion system in the past gives me hope that they will do it again in the future. I'm not for DE Captains, and probably will never be, but I do realise that right now there doesn't seem to be another solution.
Over and out!