On the original point of this post, I've seen a lot like it, and I'm having a hard time finding a whole lot of merit to the argument.

There's a lot of starving artists who think their passion deserves more respect because they preserve a piece of cultural history.
Whether you agree or not, that's their position.
Yes I'm comparing pilots and artists....cuz there seems to be a lot of whining with both jobs.

Some of us will fly no matter how low the pay...well good on them, they truly enjoy the cockpit. But it seems that if we keep trying to artificially inflate pay scales with threatening and profession wide motions, we hurt the very businesses that employ us.

Market creates job, x person fills it, x person is fulfilled.

When I get to the point that the perks and the pay doesn't add up to a satisfying job for me, I'll move on. that's the world. We're not the only profession in the world that doesn't feel "appreciated"