Ok, so in all seriousness and I'm not being sarcastic, to sum it all up: people find their self image much more important than paying the bills. I guess it's much better knowing that people "think" Im this highly paid professional and it's all a big secret that we are paid a pretty pathetic wage for doing what we do. (and Im talkin about all you captains out there that have put in your time and got nothing for it.) If we are in the same league as "doctors and surgeons" as some people pointed out, why have we been taken so advantage of with respect to pay? You don't see any doctor or surgeon just keep on working as if nothing changed when the person that pays them just decided to pay them significantly less.

So you were "ok" with flying for a significantly less than people were paid before but being "tipped" or given a "pat on the back" for the fact that the passengers now know how little we are paid is not ok. Sounds kind of silly and contradicting to the point of upholding our self image.