Agreed. I was the youngest in my regional class in 18’ and enjoyed the lovely transcon redeye commute for 8 months to sit ready reserve on the east coast while those older somehow “deserved to not have to deal with that lifestyle”. Again at AS being the plug I enjoyed commuting again although significantly less lengthy. Seniority there moved at a snail pace so it was even more important to get what you wanted early as they only bid twice a year. Coming here I was finally able to not be the plug and enjoy some control over what airframe and base. Otherwise I’d again be commuting to ATL or DTW for a lovely 2 years in the 717. Moral of the story is someone always gets screwed. If the older crowd can say “meh they’re younger they can deal with it been there done that” then I feel I also have the right to say “been the plug and dealt with the hell that comes with no control over what or where you’ll be flying”. Luckily at the moment the movement combined with the monthly AE’s is allowing people to get where they want pretty quickly so currently it doesn’t really matter unless you’re that unfortunate soul who lives out west and gets the 717 on drop night.