quality of flow candidates aside (which has been mentioned that flow airlines are the home of the deplorable with no other option for a major except to hold a golden ticket).... the flow is only going to continue to strengthen AA managements position to give AA pilots subpar contracts and treatment because such a giant percentage of pilots didnt actually earn a job at AA.

contract negotiations will likely go like this...

AA pilots:give us industry standard
AA management: youre lucky to be here, you'll get nothing