Around the world, right now, there are hundreds of Australia pilots who have "paid for their jobs" through direct payment for their type rating, salary sacrifice, bonds, reduced training pay etc etc. What about those guys?
I'd bet that pilot for pilot Jetstar F/Os are no different in standards, motivation and background than F/Os at any other middle size western airline. If you have rich parents and they pay for your instrument rating and multi time then you might gt a job 2 years earlier than someone not so advantaged. Someone "bought" your job didn't they.
Flying is too good a life to get all tangled up over definitions.