Cost-effectiveness of being a civil aviation pilot
is far below internet tech work
Fastest path to captain is a 10-year training cycle
and you still need monthly flight hours for a million-yuan salary
The nature locks it into a low-freedom job
time and place not under your control
high switching/default costs
endless constraints on execution details
high cost of mistakes
Compared with internet work
switch jobs freely, get promoted fast
million-yuan salary in 5 years is not rare
Pilot work
means spending most of life on the job
while keeping family stable and mental health intact
In an info-explosion world, keep life simple
not kidnapped by worldly noise, consumerism, greed
Not easy
Best live minimal, less contact with noisy internet
It's an amplifier of anxiety and restlessness
bad for both the person and society in this profession
Market economy means no iron rice bowl in any job
Supply and demand is natural law
Use and discard is routine
Maybe decades ago
their absolute lead in pay and conditions
was the best era for them
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Cost-effectiveness of being a civil aviation pilot
is far below internet tech work
Fastest path to captain is a 10-year training cycle
and you still need monthly flight hours for a million-yuan salary
The nature locks it into a low-freedom job
time and place not under your control
high switching/default costs
endless constraints on execution details
high cost of mistakes
Compared with internet work
switch jobs freely, get promoted fast
million-yuan salary in 5 years is not rare
Pilot work
means spending most of life on the job
while keeping family stable and mental health intact
In an info-explosion world, keep life simple
not kidnapped by worldly noise, consumerism, greed
Not easy
Best live minimal, less contact with noisy internet
It's an amplifier of anxiety and restlessness
bad for both the person and society in this profession
Market economy means no iron rice bowl in any job
Supply and demand is natural law
Use and discard is routine
Maybe decades ago
their absolute lead in pay and conditions
was the best era for them
is far below internet tech work
Fastest path to captain is a 10-year training cycle
and you still need monthly flight hours for a million-yuan salary
The nature locks it into a low-freedom job
time and place not under your control
high switching/default costs
endless constraints on execution details
high cost of mistakes
Compared with internet work
switch jobs freely, get promoted fast
million-yuan salary in 5 years is not rare
Pilot work
means spending most of life on the job
while keeping family stable and mental health intact
In an info-explosion world, keep life simple
not kidnapped by worldly noise, consumerism, greed
Not easy
Best live minimal, less contact with noisy internet
It's an amplifier of anxiety and restlessness
bad for both the person and society in this profession
Market economy means no iron rice bowl in any job
Supply and demand is natural law
Use and discard is routine
Maybe decades ago
their absolute lead in pay and conditions
was the best era for them