The industry isn't in demise. More passengers, more aircraft, more routes, etc, etc. There is no way tha the airframers, suppliers, engineers, technologists, general avaition staff and previously untouched regions would agree the industry is in demise. The only group who have been significantly and negatively affected are the air crew and mainly the pilots. They were at the top of the heap and with the inevitible efficiencies and improvements in safety the only way is down.
How people desperate to be pilots can complain at an industry whose growth is meteoric, has opened up its recruitmet to all comers is not really rational. The business model for offering all these jobs requires the elimination of costs. Anyway, how many of us could have afforded or had the opportunity prior to JAA?
SSTR is an undesirable consequence. The only way to avoid it is to be good enough to be chosen for a cadetship when the times are good. Not too dissimilar to the old days I'll wager.