Seagull I think you give too much credit to the flight schools and young people’s ability to see the future clearly! For one, the average training organization has a very slick marketing campaign running these days which give kids (19-25) a fairly unrealistic outlook on the industry. It’s not designed to give the prospective student a balanced view of a 50 year career path for sure.
And we all know how bulletproof we were when we were in our 20’s!? Blocked coronary, prostate issues, Laser eye surgery and blood pressure ain’t on your radar back then.
Wisdom is something life beats into you