To be against SSTRs is one, to insult the guys walking that road is another.
All this "get of one's arse" "zero to hero" "hard way" crap sounds good when having a beer, but is simply too naive. Every day without a job means loss of income. So you want to get it.. fast. Now nobody came yet with the idea that you have extra bargaining power if you paid yourself. Now the airlines have absolutely ZERO to bond you. If its no good at the airline, you leave.