I think I have been misunderstood.
The Cathay Pacific cabin crew used the statement "they were withdrawing smiles" as a very effecive negotiating tool with management, of course it was just a statement for the public to swallow, nothing changed in reality.
In this case with Ryanair's current
PR changes, some kind of Pilot statement could also be effective.
I am of course not suggesting any real changes to the way anybody does things during critical phases of flight, that would be "barking".