It's morally reprehensible to hire pilots that rely on systems that up until just a few years ago were considered luxuries. While the trend may be to reduce pilot error by introducing more reliable automation, it still doesn't account for the fact that machines break, and when they do, human intervention is needed. The chief pilots at major airlines have such a low sense of duty and responsibility towards their passengers that it should be prosecuted criminally. But maybe the saving grace is such, that the passengers, in search of lower fares, combined with a similar low moral conviction, coupled with sufficient apathy, in concert with the complete inept aviation authorities, time card punchers, with little interest in passenger safety, with more interest in making it to retirement...that from a very Darwinian standpoint...everyone is getting exactly what they deserve. Bottom line - It's hard to get worked up over bad hiring practices, supported from the top down, at all levels. Rant over. I have moved on from being the one guy in the room that believes a pilot has a duty towards his passengers, his industry, to his professional. Drag aviation further into gutters if you wish, but just keep in mind, some off us can still fly planes when all the lights go out, and that I am sure, makes you just a little nervous.