You are correct no one is "entitled to prosperity". There are poor doctors and lawyers ...ect. Often the difference is perspective. I once rented a small home to a young couple who were collectively bring in over 110K per year and thought that they were poor. When they found out that I was an airline pilot their response was "wow you must be rich". I never told them that their landlord earned less than 20K per year.

Often people think that they are not well off due to their expectations. Pilots have a slanted perspective in the opposite direction. Once we finally crest 40K per year we think we are well off.

In the end however the odds of one making it as a prosperous pilot in relation to the amount of effort and sacrifice required to get there is dim at best. Most other failed professions can apply their training and education in other areas. Pilots are near worthless to the outside market.

A plumber can start off as poor and work his way up in the world. A pilot today starts off as middle class and will sink into poverty due to student loan debt and low wages.

SkyHigh

Thanks for the suggestion however I am quite satisfied right here. The impression is that since I go against the grain I must be unhappy. In fact the opposite is true. I am ecstatic in fact, and feel an obligation to tell others. There is a better world out there.