Originally Posted by
TED74
Have you actually spoken to a sober human being who said they feel this way?
I think by "hipster" you MIGHT have meant "fictional caricature". But if it supports a narrative about snow flakes, I guess we can pretend such an attitude is commonplace and feel better about ourselves because "we" aren't like "them."
A large part of an entire generation is like that. Its not just because the "snowflakes" are being unreasonable. It never would have gotten to this point had the generation (or two) before them not created the current system to begin with. Constant programs after programs throwing more money after it has made it as bad as it is. Generation Snowflake isn't really entirely to blame. They're even latching on to self-outed socialists in the hopes that their poor decision making to blow 6 figures on a 4 year deferment of reality will be financially forgiven. Its actually a major cornerstone of the campaigns of more and more these days. As the over trillion dollar "big Ed" debt bubble continues to inflate on its way to collapse, the sense of entitlement will only grow.
Right now I happen to like that most airlines require (or if not, at least heavily prefer) degrees for the vast majority of applicants. That shrinks the already anemic supplies even further. But when the rubber meets the road and they get really short on bodies, that will be one of the first things to go. As critical as pilot supply is, pretty much the entire industry has done little to nothing about it. Eventually it'll be way too late to try and ramp up massive ab initio programs that pair both 6 figure degrees with additional 6 figure training programs, regardless of who pays for it. When that gets to a certain point, guess which requirement will be cut loose first?