Passenger (and PPL with no CPL asperations) adding a comment here.
You guys are paid as much for what you can do rather than what you actually do on a day to day basis. I guess there are those who have a problem with that. But then, you try getting the same people to get on an aircraft with no available pilot.
Strikes me as a nice bit or jounalism designed more to attract readers than to convey sensible information.