Pilots will learn when it's broke, just like we learnt about the Banks
Just like the heady days of lending, people thought it was normal. The banks' regulators didn't fully understand what was going on or turned a blind eye. Senior management driven by greed & short term bonuses aggressively promoted it. Shareholders loved it as it boosted profits and the market overall. The public lapped it up, as it was good for them at the time.
It then completely disintegrated. To a scale that no one could have predicted.
The parallels with flight crew are uncanny. Only two things will stop the rot:
1) Captains taking a stand
2) An almightly crash resulting in significant loss of life