I think I actually somewhat meant that literally. Feeling a bit misanthropic at the moment, and I'm in the middle of a 14 hour day five, so I'm too tired to police my tone.
As far as self awareness? Don't talk to me about that after the non-stop stream of fresh mainline FOs I have on my jumpseat complaining about how long it took them to get there, or about how they don't like the 737, or how much schedules at their airline suck.
One today told me "everyone ends up where they belong."
So yeah, I'm feeling a little misanthropic. But I am legit glad that at least some people are living a good life. I'm happy for my FOs moving on, but I'm also not very sympathetic to those who are complaining about how unfair it is that hiring is slowing ... in their first year at the airlines.
What do you want from me? Haven't I been loyal and kind and taken care of my friends, coworkers, crew and passengers for a over a decade now? I've always tried to live a life of unimpeachable integrity, inject kindness into the world, and be true to myself. I've tried to make things better.
But I'm kinda out of emotional bandwidth, so if bitterness creeps in to taint what otherwise is intended as positive, I think I've earned a little grace.
About the writing, thanks. I'm feeling pretty depressed about my writing lately, so I appreciate the positivity.