Time to give up?

[Cruise Alt]

After todays events in the US does anyone else have that bad feeling that Airline recruitment will dry up? Having been looking for a first commercial job since April with all the struggling and heartache of endless PFO's and we want 1000 hours, I thought if I persisted succes would come. I have even invested in an instructors rating to build these hours. But, at 32 not only can I remember the situation of trying to get a pilot job (well sponsorship or military) in the early 90's, I also think that if I have to wait 3 years for the industry to recover from the fallout I will be too old to be considered. Is it worth spending yet more cash on renewing my IR? I would be interested to hear any other opinions on our future careers.