Absolute nonsense. This job is not easy, modern kit has made it easier and we may find this appreciable on aircraft like the airbus but, even now, the average man on the street can NOT do this job. We find it easy because we are professional aviators and have the aptitude (to varying levels). I really wish people would stop denigrating this profession because you hand controls to your average man on the street in turbulent conditions with weather on the margins/crosswinds etc and you see what happens...