Originally Posted by FlyingBeanCounter

I am in the "DM is worthless" camp. I have been diamond for over a decade. At the same time I am also 1k on UA. This year I decided that I was done. No more flying like a madman. It wasn't the airlines that did it but rather the wear and tear of flying ALL THE TIME. It just gets old for me. After 3MM miles in a 15 years on three different airlines I just got tired of it.

That being said, Platinum on DL or gold on UA is fine. I understand some will say "but C+!". Whatever, I have been forced to fly all types of seats for all types of flight lengths over the last decade. The airlines have us convinced we cannot go back to sitting in coach and that losing status somehow will be a huge issue. It just is not. I am big, but I just make do and deal with it. Honestly, it is freeing. I haven't been here in a few months. I don't have to watch people argue about inane issues while I try to figure out how to use certificates which I won't remember 30 min after I get off the plane. I just deal with whatever happens and enjoy the fact that I am home almost all the time now. When I do fly I simply figure out what I want and book it.

These are some here who see it differently. Great! When I was younger I chased status with reckless abandon. As I get older i see that flying in first just doesn't really matter all that much. If it does, I can just buy it like all the other perks of DM. And that is what the airlines want, for us to buy everything.

I have about 300k miles to 2MM on DL and 200k to 1MM on UA. after that I am I done chasing anything.