"to get a job that pays less than that of a convenience store clerk."

Gross exaggeration.


"I merely presented the facts in accurate terms."

Facts in your mind don't really make them facts. You prove on a daily basis that one guys fact is the next guys fallacy.

"The fact that some found it offensive says more about the reader than of what I wrote"

The post was deleted because it contained nothing of use. It was a sarcastic retort with no goal other than to flame. You can do better, Sky, like the post above this one.

"Perhaps it is better to remain in a state of denial?"

I think you are. Some people want to fly and some people find the costs worth it. Just cause you don't doesn't make it "a fact" that flying for a living is a poor choice for all.....