I never redeemed miles as a GR, SL or GO so don't really know if there is a difference among those tiers? Or is really DM just in a different class than the other three when trying to redeem awards miles? It really is in fact a shame how fast you can go back down the rungs on CX...I do think it would be a nice gesture to someone like yourself if they at least comp SL for pax with a million miles or better (especially if SLs had an easier time redeeming tix, given how many of your miles are probably earned through flying). Half of HK has SL anyway so it can't be too much of a burden to them.