Very insightful and I believe you have hit the nail on the head with your observations and comments. (Please apply for management

)
Sadly I believe the bean counters and Upper Management believe a 10 year Captain is the same as a new or DEC Captain, except they have to pay them more.
This was confirmed when a Friend who recently resigned because of the hours flown and loss of quality of life suggested that if the conditions were improved he would stay, the answer, we can replace you with a younger Captain and it won’t cost as much.
I’ll leave you with the quote from STC, ''Essentially they're good people, they know how to do it but if you seduce them with these unbelievable technological platforms they think they don't have to do much.''
We must be lazy.