we also know the pilots get paid to fly the aeroplane when the computer breaks. And the computer will always break, sooner or later.
are you serious ?
Let's have a look at the Asiana crash, and Air France 447 and so on... if pilots had not touch the flight controls, no accident would have happened.
The last one, Lionnair, who burst tires on landing...
Pilots, nowadays do not have good skills. They push buttons, and when something wrong happen, they feel lost and unaware of the situation.
Why do you think they put 19 y/o in shiny jet now ? It's simple, because the job has become a "simple" job for young boys who barely understand principle of flights.
It's just a matter of time. Pilotless aircraft does not mean 0% pilot. It just means that later on, one guy could control several planes from a center on ground.
Now it's expensive though. But be aware that the day, it will cost cheaper, the industry will not hesitate to make it true.
An airline does not hire pilots for dreaming boys and to make them pleased. It's because arilines have no choice....