I often feel this way when I read thread bragging of how someone "new to the game" is getting 500K a year in credit card points. They sound like this level of point accumulation will go on indefinitely. Eventually the average person will hit a brick wall with this level of hits on their credit score. Eventually the cardinals will put a stop to their churning. Instead of going for the long haul many are going for the heavy short haul. They are entranced with tales of drinks before take off and exotic locales. Not that these aren't possible. But they aren't reminded that the tortoise actually won the race.

That's why also reading and learning instead of spoon feeding is the better route to go. Learning the value of miles and points and how they all interrelate takes time. Kind of like the old adage - give a man a fish and he eats for one day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime. Those of us who read, share and learn will stay in this game for the long haul. Eventually, those that don't know how to use those points will give up in frustration because they can't find the direct flight they want on specific dates and be forced to use standard awards.