There's a well known behavior called learned helplessness. Typically this occurs after lengthy periods of uncertainty, among other stressors. I posit that many in the regional world are under the effects of of this condition; "It'll never get better". I agree it is a bad situation, and it may not improve, but indeed it may. Over the past couple of months there have been many mainstream articles about low pilot pay, certainly many more than ever before. I believe, among other strategies, this is something that should be capitalized upon, to provide a nugget that will leverage the other oft opined statement that "Americans will never care what pilots are paid".