I don’t want to go to American, Delta or United.... Selected all three to see what other reasoning/logic you might conjure up besides the myopic skeleton comment/cancer analogy. This gig happens to work for myself like so many here. As for myself: Not getting rich anytime soon very true but we do very well, long haul international travel (family in Europe/Far East) , but no jump seat pressure, no crash pads, no pax related headaches 95% of flights; therefore, truly living where I desire. I also lived overseas and enjoy the worldwide travel which is specifically geared to me. Big 3 could never meet or match what works for me and international flying would be late in the game and wash rinse repeat at best - good $ to travel on my own time I guess. Big 3 are perfect for the majority is my guess and that is great, TiredSoul has it correct. Different strokes for different folks, some people can be up-beat, positive, happy, etc. and there are those will who never ever be any of the aforementioned traits and it is what it is and that’s OK. Plenty of my friends have moved on and some are happy and more than I thought are not as the side was greener but not utopia as many have declared on APC. 2020 Pandemonium - Most of my military buds were more than happy to go screaming back to their units to secure employment for 3-5 years (future impact was unknown then), gain retirement points and collect half of their airline pay. Great move on their part and most of them don’t miss the ground hog day lifestyle of flying domestic commercial AND keeping up with flying mil aircraft and their other mil duties... Now they just have the one lane and get paid for nothing by the other. Good for them and that’s their happy place for now, more power to them.

Agree with your “people are weird especially when it comes to family love and money.” Not all are weird, you must seek to understand and then to be understood. But your right: Even weird is sometimes an understatement.