Regardless of an extension, I think my work is done now.
UA's commitment to the integrity of their mileage program both in terms of not making it too easy to earn from non-flying activities and in providing good redemption values (including a strong alliance program for partner awards) was their remaining big selling point to me for the last few years. There was a high element of trust because they didn't ever excessively devalue customers' miles. Well that has been TOTALLY blown out of the water now. No reason to work hard to accumulate those miles anymore. The trust is broken and unlikely to ever be restored. No immediate divorce, but I expect I'll just drift further and further away from you United. We did have some good years together - those were the days. Maintaining status just for free upgrades to Economy Plus just doesn't cut it for me.