Just think about this, the times have lowered dramatically but the airplanes are about the same. The training is about the same. There is no new break through in pilot training in the last couple of years that would warrant cutting times in half. Its supply and demand at its core and the sad truth is that the market will respond by becoming flooded with a sub par product. The pilot's skills have not gotten better, only the demand has increased for pilots. Accept the fact that you can now get a job that a few months ago it took 1500 hours to get. Don't approach it from the stand point that you have an equal amount of experience as a seasoned cfi. In my opinion, you would learn less by going early then being an instructor. You can't understand the valuable lessons learned from doing this unless you do it. That was my opinion, didn't mean to offend anybody.