Originally Posted by js1993

To me, it shows the opposite. The people who made 1k in 2019 did so by spending and/or flying a lot more than was required of people who "earned" status in 2021, and the 2019 class did so just in time to not be able to use most or all of the benefits. People who, pre-Covid, flew a lot to Asia, Australia, and other foreign destinations can't realistically be expected to have started flying those same miles within the U.S. — in the middle of a pandemic, no less.