Thank you everyone for your help.
My thoughts:
“You clearly have no passion or love for flying.”
Just because I list out my monetary concerns, this does not mean I have no passion for flying.
There are many ways to “rank” careers:
For some, how fun the job is would get a “90% to 100%” weight.
For others, how fun the job is would only get a “30% to 40%” weight.
Different people have different priorities.
I come from the latter group, and hence my situation/outcome will be different than yours (Even though we both love flying)
(Of course, I understand some things are just hard to quantify. Humans aren't computers. We pick our "best" decision based on both logic AND feelings. But, this is another story)
“He was not good enough for any other career other than flying”
Again, I said he was an exception. I like to think of pilots as smart beings. I think many of you here can succeed in other careers too.
But, if the profession continues to deteriorate, then in 30 years time (just a random number), won't you think it may be dominated by people who are not good enough for anything other than flying?