Right, they didn't care what I thought. And that's what the backpack wearing pilots will say. They will say they don't care what the public thinks. Good for them, but the public cares. Therein lies the problem. Some of the public care enough to not feel safe I am sure. If the pilot doesn't care about his appearance, what else does he not care about? It's the same way it works with spelling and grammar on this website. You may not care about it, but others will value your opinion more or less based on the quality of your writing (not saying you have a problem).
Fascinating. I have NO friends who care...across all walks of life...again...none of them care about a backpack wearing pilot.
I am not saying there aren't any pax who care...I am just saying I have yet to find anyone in my relatively small sampling.
Grammar bugs the hell out of me...even when I screw it up. I see what you are saying. I also hate how most surgeons act...and that's why I was 100% behind my wife when she ditched her residency after 3 successful years and went into Family Medicine. Your points are all somewhat valid in theory...my point is Joe and Jane Public couldn't care less overall. They'd fly on a bright yellow schoolbus with wings if it would get them from LA to JFK for $20.