I guess this will drive the requirement to hire even more new pilots.
Also, how can you blame the individuals who are doing this? It is legal and the difference to their families is huge. Who wouldn’t take an extra few years of seniority, legally, if able? To say you wouldn’t do the same thing is hard to believe. It’s simple human nature.
BTW I’m not one of these lucky individuals, I’m just not mad at them. It is the system.