Its only tortured logic because you want it to be and it goes against your opinion.
but they are no more or less immune to the market forces of supply and demand than is anybody else
Yep the demand for the product is reducing and I am advising the supply to see through the marketing.
Most already do this. We take roughly equal third measures of cadets, experienced type rate pilots and experienced non-type rated (including ex-military) pilots. If one supply source becomes difficult it is relatively simple to switch to another.
Yes you will take the one the business manager tells you to. This could happen on Friday this week or whenever.
They don't know what is required. They can make an educated guess, but they cannot possibly know. It is basic tenet of economics, that prices usually rise when demand outstrips supply, and fall when supply outstrips demand.
That only works up to a certain point with a clean market which doesn't require skill sets and capital items. Once you need to retain skill sets and require capital items your fixed costs are the price controller so when supply drops you have less units to spread your fixed costs over so the price has to rise otherwise you close the doors. Basic Engineering economics as taught to all 1st year degree Engineers.
If you can get the money together.
IF you don't fall out of favour by the school.
IF you do well in your exams.
IF you have above average ability.
IF the market has some requirement
IF the operator is one you would actually work for.
You may get to get some benefit from the additional cost of the integrated course.
IF you drop an exam
IF an instructor takes a dislike to you
IF you have a bad day on a flight test
IF the market doesn't need you
If they want to send you to Lion Air or similar.
You will have paid all that extra cash for nothing. Well actually less than nothing because a lot of us won't touch integrated with a stick in the scrappy end of the market which doesn't fly anything shiny.
But hey its got wings and a couple of engines and they pay us to fly them not as much as the shiny jets but we have a good quality of life which is helped a lot by not having huge loans hanging over us.
So for the majority
Support your local large airline training their pilots. The only way you will get a seat on the airline is by buying one in the back.