I thought I replied already, but obviously the system didn't register.
Pilotmike, i am very grateful that you posted.
I see that my method of trying to see what It's really like to fly an airliner isn't nearly an accurate one. Obviously one doens't get to be the commander of the aircraft, thus I won't know what it's like (for better and for worse). Thank you for correcting my flawed perspective on this, therefore, like the captain who responded to my thread @ apc said, i'm making a right decision for the wrong reasons.
The thing about it is, I'm trying to find out if this career path really is for me or not as accurately as possible. I've been lurking on this site and the american equivalent for more than a year and sent emails to pilots asking them various questions. All this plus my watching videos and playing a game i fed into my brain and tried to simulate what it's like to be a pilot and if I'd enjoy it and feel that it will be worth the incredible sacrifices that goes along with becoming a pilot. All this time, i thought the flying itself must be worth all the sacrifice and although i don't like admitting it, i was also in love with the glamour (which i know doesn't exist, but it's hard to keep it at bay in my head!). Watching the videos showed me what pilots really do every day. It killed my infatuation in about half an hour because there is no glamour, there is real life airline flying. Operating it safely from a to b. I tried imagining myself in the RHS in one of those videos, and it was just so far away from what i thought and dreamed about.
Sorry for posting in a way that is a little offensive to pilots, i would've put more thought to it, but i was finding it really frustrating that my "passion" was killed in such a short period that i had to let out some steam myself.
The reason i posted was also to reach other wannabees, and ask them to do their mightiest to make sure their decision is not just based on an infatuation with a job that really only exist in their minds. Not only go in with open eyes to the conditions of the industry, but also that the flying prolly will not give you a feeling of freedom, glamour and fun. It is as you say, a job. Again i realize that watching cockpit videos don't even tell half the story, but it did kill some of my unrealistic thoughts about flying an airliner.
As i've posted on the apc forums, i think one has to differentiate between blind infatuation and true passion. My motivation for wanting to become a pilot iisn't based on true passion.
Again i recognize it is a flawed way of "self selection" as you say, and I must find other ways of finding out if this really is what i want to earn through many years of hardship.