I can't speak for anyone else, but I learned to fly in 1987 and spent years in the wilderness searching for motivation and direction. £65 an hour (in 1987) and limited options made for great frustrations until I stumbled into the world of PFA & BMAA.
I never wanted to be an airline pilot and I felt uncomfortable amongst eppaulette wearers and the grass roots of aviation in the UK seemed a perfect home for me.
I would suggest that ALL new PPL's who have reached their goal and got their license take an urgent look at the Permit aircraft available with the PFA & BMAA and taste the camaraderie of those organisations.
I, for one, found a new lease of life and still love my flying and without this direction I would have no doubt just drifted off like so many others.
Tony