Originally Posted by
javabytes
All the programs are swirling the drain these days. In the end, the best you can hope for is to squeeze out a few more years at the laggards and enjoy the ride while it lasts.
100%. There are a handful of sweet spots left in various programs but in time, and likely at an accelerated pace as they dwindle, those too will be gone, replaced by piles of deeply devalued miles many of which will never get spent. Free agency and cash back cards will reign.