Yes, I agree.
No, sadly if you give something away, you'll never ever getting it back
that's why I won't be able to retire in 20 years unlike grey captains I fly with, they sold my retirement age and allowed a dozen new lower paygrades below them in the last recession as these didn't matter to them. Golden times are long gone.
Sold your retirement age? Allowed lower paygrades? A bit of a misrepresentation there....