Maybe there are a few issues here.
Maybe the jaded unlikevice is having a bad day and is imagining things.
OR
Maybe the pilots he has been exposed to in the dark past were ex-military, well trained and handpicked from the finest stock.
Nowadays any drip that has a daddy who can pay for flying lessons gets a job.
Why do you think we need such robust systems and procedures? It is to compensate for the standard of pilot we see today.
Pilots are no longer beyond reproach. The crew that unlikevice refer need a kick in the pants and some further education.