well, this is still the same story since 25 years.
never seen any pilot shortage in my life, what they are talking about?
first: plenty of experimented pilots ready to work, maybe 200'000 around the world. enough for 6-7 years.
second: why they should hire you, they(airlines) can simply go in the streets, and take 0 hours teenagers, and offer 10-20 years contract.
third:P2F is here, not in the USA, but EU and other countries will adopt this lucrative way to make easy money.
1+2+3= you are screwed!