To be clear, Greg Abel is now the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and is calling the shots.

Warren Buffett already tried Delta, and soured on it. Abel could do the same thing next month.

What our resident kool-aid-mainlining cheerleader fails to understand is that public perception (and not his own feels) is the only thing that separates us from AA. Every cancellation, every bad passenger experience, puts a dent in the "premium" brand. It's under extreme duress, and unless it's addressed immediately, the revenue premium will dry up, the allure of the AmEx card will evaporate.
Spoiler alert: it won't be addressed.

Systematically/intentionally stealing money from their pilots sure isn't helping their cause.

There is no end in sight; at some point (and we may be there or at least close), the damage will reach critical mass. No amount of manifesting or gaslighting is going to help when this house of cards starts to fall.