I'm fully aware, and just because it's hard for the airline to deal with doesn't change anything about how consumers will react. In fact, it's worse for a national airline like AA, compared to say Alaska, where it was pioneered, as they were regional. Again, I ask how FAs come out ahead if an already failing airline is having mass cancellations over the course of weeks or months due to a CHAOS strike. There's too many other options available to consumers. Who is going to risk flying AA if their flight has a good chance of being cancelled?

Ultimately, there will be downsizing regardless of how they decide who gets let go. A CHAOS strike makes it harder to determine who to fire, but in your own words, all FAs are basically the same, right?