Originally Posted by
Laughing_Jakal
The only thing I can figure is that with the advent of social media, some of our "professional" brethren are treating guard as a "twitter post"....trying to be funny over guard to untold masses in an attempt to get social validation in return.
I think this hits the nail on the head.
Too many folks engage the unprofessional behavior and validate it's perceived humor, thus amplifying the originators feeling of self-worth.
I'm not calling out an entire generation, but the need for instant feedback and praise, whether it be "likes" or "retweets", is changing the way people behave, pilots being no exception. There needs to be professional role models who are not tool bags who are capable of policing this, starting with flight instructors. It's not a difficult concept.