If you don't realize how that comment made you come off as a jerk you need to do some serious soul searching. Do you think we don't know our pay rates suck? What you did is the equivalent of walking up to a buddy you hadn't seen in awhile and saying, "Hey man, your wife has gained a ton of weight, not sure how you deal with that." Your friend already knows and now you are an A-hole. If you had posted something along the lines of, "guys those rates are rough, good luck in your fight for a fair contract" no one would have jumped down your throat. Maybe next time think before you disparage a pilot group in their own forum.