I have paid for J for the last 4 years now out of my own pocket. Points/status, etc, are literally the last thing I think about anymore.

I reached a stage where I started to realize that none of that really mattered, as the programs have been getting stripped out and watered down for years. Why ? As a direct result of the thousands of people who gamed the system, and didn't earn their points by actually paying the airline, and then flying on it.

It would make me happy if the entire concept went away for good.