Maybe I read it wrong, but I don't think he was being sarcastic. I thought your explanation was spot on. My timing was absolutely horrible and I got hit with 9/11, 2008 recession and age 65. I think it is pretty exciting that someone getting in the industry right now won't have to deal with all of that, but there most likely will be something that comes up in their career. Someone with 1,500 hours looking for a job right now will definitely have a different experience that what I had coming in. And hopefully they have empathy and will listen to the more veteran folks when we don't want to sell out scope or QOL for a few extra dollars and promises from management.