I find it humorous and ironic to hear an ERJ FO lecturing a turboprop guy about lowering industry standards!

Ever fly into IAH in the late 80's early 90's? The B gates were full of mainline aircraft flying mainline flights. Now they're full of barbie jets flying "regional" flights that span the country and even leave the country by pilots making less than half of mainline's wages. Those are the routes YOU'RE flying that YOUR company "stole" from mainline. Meanwhile you're ****ing and moaning about a true regional that flies truly regional routes at a true regional payscale. Those are the routes that belong on a turboprop because tp's are WAY more cost efficient, even if you double the crew's pay.

To call for everyone else to quit their jobs or not apply for those jobs on principle "to improve the industry," while you go get in your jungle jet and fly a route that was mainline just a few years ago is hypocritical and laughable!