I work for a ULCC and make 330K which is more than a lot of doctors. I fly around look out the window watch company related videos on my iPad and go home on my days off like you said and I am not bothered on my days off. I think our days are numbered though I’d say in the next 10 years there will be robot first officers in other countries maybe not in the US quite yet. This job is just too easy with the automation involved..

 

Yes, housing affordability is a problem. I’m bought my captain’s house is in 2017 as a foreclosure it’s doubled in price. I could barely afford it now with today’s interest rates. I’ve met quite a few younger people that just want to rent. They want to be able to shut the door go away for a week or 10 days on their days off and come back to a resort style apartment complex and not worry about a water heater exploding or the roof coming off their house I think it’s a different era in owning real estate.

You can travel the world while you’re young versus a senior citizen with your passport hanging around your neck on a group tour.

 

I don't know about robot/remote FO's within 10 years, even outside the US. BUT, single pilot cruise on long haul is very likely coming that soon, which will cost jobs, and therefore advancement.

 

Black Friday sales up 9% from 2024

Found plenty of homes in the Midwest for under $300k after a quick 2 second Zillow search

 

what did those exact same homes cost 10 or 20 years ago as a multiple of median local income?

 

Great news.
12% more useless junk silly twits are charging to credit card balances. Meanwhile climate change is polishing off Santa’s reindeer stock. Ever wonder why the grinch is so happy

 

"Why don't people buy a cheap home in Missouri and just drive to their high paying job in New York? Are they stupid?"


Edit: Also, your black Friday stat is misleading. These days "black Friday" sales start as early as late September. Foot traffic the day of has stayed pretty flat. The only thing that has gone up consistently is % of shoppers opting to buy online which is bad for retail and local businesses.

 

EASA just shot it down, so that's good. Given normal bureaucratic process I wouldn't expect them to revisit it for many years. Also unless the hardware changes, there's no real basis to re-litigate anyway.

 

Black Friday headline came from something like CBS News. Guess they really wanted to highlight how great Friday was? Kinda thought they were in the doom and gloom market these days?

Drive to NYC? Wonder if all those NYC commuters ever did a cost analysis of what they spend vs. make and if they could be financially better off in a cheaper place with the same job. Along with that, the two hr commutes each way to have that oh so desirable job in NYC!

News Flash, NYC, SFO, LA have always been considered outrageously expensive. Do some research: This “affordability thread drift” has been talked about for more than 40 yrs. Same headline, different generation. That goes for every “end of Democracy, immigration, trade agreement or national debt” narrative. Same story administration after administration.

Affordability is a byproduct of where one choses to live… why is gas in CA so expensive? Is it “ oh no everything is more expensive?” Or the fact that CA is run by idiots and the cost of gas is higher because of it.? Portland created zoning restrictions some 3 decades ago. Created a pretty bad “housing crisis” when everyone wanted to live there years later.

 

Lol when you're done ordering Methylene Blue from Alex Jones's website, ask Google who the 4th largest economy in the world is.