Ghost Rider is correct. Those with "experience" and "credentials" know what a pilot's true worth is and values it. Most / some even try to protect it. Those who don't and want or need the easy or perceived "free" way into a career defend their decision based on......facts? Nah: based on their dreamtime ideology at best.
I feel sorry for those who joined on C-Scale, left and now face the career and financial ramifications. But it's not as if the warnings weren't out their en masse. I trust you all get the career you deserve and will work for in the near future. Good luck.