We have some incredibly bright pilots at CX when not overwhelmed by outrage and other emotions. Unfortunately, the average pilot is not so bright, especially when it comes to industrial matters. As a pilot group, we ought to be exploiting the nexus between economics and safety. That's where we do our job and derive our value.
For example, who thinks that KLM pilot from the 777 video is overpaid? Truth is, we make hundreds of tiny decisions/actions every day which ensure that same level of safety. The vast majority of those decisions/actions are less dramatic and invisible to all but those in the cockpit, but they are very real nonetheless.