Alright 8, I'm bored so I'll bite.
Little background just because you decided to go into such detail. I am all about the boot/shop movement, I can't really control the boot from my side of the pedestal, but as for shoping, I have never picked up a trip, never done anything extra to help this place, enjoy every second of my time off and will continue to do so and encourage everyone to do the same, so same same on all that.
What I will not do, is lie about my experience going from making $1,800 a month at a regional, 8 days off a month, to my relatively good schedule, fun layovers, and better pay here to someone who asks. Can it get better? Hell yes. And I'll be doing my best to boot/shop until then.
Also, unless you're talking about literal asphalt, you didn't pave anything for me. But I am sure whatever you paved was uphill both ways.