People are still sacrificing for aviation. To get into the industry, one must either incur large training costs ($30K or more, at least) or go the military route, incurring the cost of being away from home, giving up years of your life, and even lower pay in order to get the training needed to gain entry into an airline.

There are many who are on the outside of this profession looking in who would pay for the opportunity to fly for an airline. That's certainly a monetary sacrifice, no?

FO Shaw sacrificed her income, her QOL, her sleep, and, ultimately, her life, for 'the airlines'.

You want to be an airline transport pilot? Get the license.