Unfortunately this is the new world we live in and it’s not confined to aviation.
I think that is fallacious reasoning. It appears to be limiting the time frame that examples are taken from to about 35 years and then assuming that a pattern has to continue. I’m not convinced that the pattern will continue indefinitely. It hasn’t in some parts of the world so that proves it can be disrupted under certain circumstances.
In 2010 the papers had articles about US Airline pilots earning very low salaries and qualifying for food stamps. In 2023 the same papers were reporting on large sign on bonuses and 50% pay hikes.
Sometimes things change.