The race to the bottom is reaching a point where safety will become compromised. Aviation remains very safe statistically but the bean counters are playing with fire and morale is at rock-bottom.
The technology and infrastructure are simply not there to easily replace us. So you may end up with a situation in the next few decades where aviation becomes less safe, with button pushers on low wages with no actual airmanship or exposure to "real flying", and you can only rely on technology for so much.