Today's pilots are what they want to be, they are not trying to look like John Wayne (or any other icon you may miss) and prefer to be themselves (just like old farts were). Today's job is to fly machines in a professional manner, no more to take shortcuts in CBs at MMO. I don't see how Marlboro or Jack Daniels (which I can appreciate) could help to do this job.
If you don't like the smell of the passengers who are paying your salary why don't you head towards business jets, your "right stuff" attitude would probably please a lot of perfumed rich men (and women). Commercial aviation is as much important for the humanity as the internet could be, and I see no harm when more people can benefit from it (despite some of them don't understand your mother tongue...).
You also miss burning fuel for no reason? I'll tell you I miss the smell of fresh air and a clear blue sky horizon. You must be enjoying DXB as you feel like in an exhaust pipe each time you open a window.
I'm sorry for you as it must be hard to work surrounded by disappointing young guys like me...
I'm sure some of these old machines you miss are still flying with no rules in some countries were you could be living that macho life at no cost. Obviously you preferred the comfort of a good salary flying automated air condition plastic aircrafts... otherwise you wouldn't be complaining here.