I agree, and like I said in another thread, you can't judge pilots like NASCAR drivers, by how many wins they have. We're not really competing with each other per se. You can only judge us on hours flown, different aircraft flown, rating and types, training records, number of accidents or incidents, and of course by flying with them yourself. It's very subjective.

So throwing in "What have you done for society" requirement is meaningless bull$hit. Like it was "in the old days", where you were judged by your experience, time and recommendations from others at the airlines to confirm that you were a good pilot and a good person to work with. Trust me, if you were a huge d-bag, a couple of guys at an airline could blackball you from ever working there. I know of a CA I worked with that was a d-bag and had it happen to him, and rightfully so.

I have several friends at the majors that could vouch for me that I fit the bill if that meant anything nowadays, but I don't know if that even matters now, unfortunately.