It's never gonna change people. The sooner everybody realises this the better. These threads go on and on, but at the end of the day of course an airline is going to take on somebody who is at almost zero cost to them. The value of a pilot these days is just about nil and will continue that way, so waiting for the 'good old days' to return is wasting time.
As long as there are people willing to pay whatever it costs, rather than go out into the world and fly your way into the airlines as most of us have done, then nothing will change.
Personally, i think these pay to fly people are
mad parting with good money to join this industry, use it for something else. There is nothing "sexy" about this business (bar a few dolly's) and an airplane is just that.....an airplane.
Give me my time again......please!