Always good to see pilots with little to zero experience making their points based on research and not experience. When you base your research on ALLATPs website and ERAU and the like you will find what you want to find.

Our research is built on thousands of hours of experience starting at zero and culminating at being hired at numerous airlines or other commercial operators.

As for 1500 hours, that is supposed to be the fun part. What ever happened to people wanting to be a pilot? For most, being a pilot now simply means getting to an airline as quick as possible. Everyone wants to skip the "crappy" part that is flying around in light singles and building time via the various methods out there.