Let's see: 70 some segments on AA this year only 2 delays greater than 1 hour, and no missed connections; 10/10 on Y-->J SWUs/BXPs (counting upcoming flights) this year and never missed a SWU request over my career as EXP; nearly 80% success rate on domestic upgrades; lots of quality time in OneWorld F lounges, several partner J redemptions and free redeposits. And all under my company's "lowest Y fare" travel policy.
Nope, I am not going anywhere.
RDM earning rates are irrelevant - I've got more miles than I know what to do with. Just about the least important part of AAdvantage, IMO.
YMMV.