So what? The more you (spend advocates) say it, the more times I remind you that there are non-status and FF below 50K who spend more than everybody else. The simple question you have refused to answer is why with all your spend you can't follow the rules and attain SE. Currently,there are two pathways to status - miles and segments. Why you don't use them baffles me. Maybe you want to purchase with money what others achieve by sitting extra multiple hours on the plane and/or passing through countless airports and security barriers annually.There is no Airline (to my knowledge) that gives status exclusively on spend.

In addition to the Benns admitting that some non-SEs spend more than SE, they noted that pricing (flex), restrictions on miles accumulation, etc appear to be working similarly to spend. Next time, quote their full post not just a convenient fraction.