I don't think it's that hard to understand why people are trying to get to regionals as soon as they can. I remember when I started my flight training back in 2005 my CFIs talked in amazement about a guy who got hired by Piedmont with only 500TT. Now here we are talking about a company advertising its minimums as half that. The industry is changing and people want to get a "real" flying job as soon as they can. Although I agree with your course of action, I think many young pilots view instructing as tedious flying compared to getting to wear three bars on their shoulders sitting right seat in a shiny jet. So with that mindset, why not cut out the middle man, because all that really matters is having that jet job right?

I look at this attitude as an advantage for me, because it will hopefully mean that there will be more CFI openings for me when I'm at that point in my life.