why should someone become a pilot and make crapy money first and second year of his or her life and bee in deep loan dept, why he or she can study IT or economics and make more money than a pilot.
Because if you study economics, you will have to work most of the time in a dark and boring office whereas when you are at FL 410 you can enjoy a priceless view of the world, with your suglasses
In aviation we can't plan anything ! At the moment there are still thousands of CPL holders looking for a job everywhere on the planet ! 9/11 is not the only event that slowed down the aviation ...