Jay Honeck writes:

But -- as opposed to most of our non-pilot friends -- we don't drive
around in brand new luxury cars, we don't live in a 4000 sq ft
"McMansion", we don't have any credit card debt, and we don't go on
cruises or trips abroad. We have chosen instead to make GA the
centerpoint of our life, both in business and leisure.

So you've sacrificed a great deal in order to be able to fly. I suspect that
there aren't many people around who are prepared to make such extensive
sacrifices just for the opportunity to spend a few hours in a small aircraft
once in a while.

Unless you have unlimited money, you have to prioritize your
spending. We have chosen to make flying our top priority, after food
and shelter. If you want to fly bad enough, you do things like that.

Yes, but the problem with GA today is precisely that: you have to want to fly
really, really bad in order to make the sacrifices necessary to do it. There
just aren't that many people who want to fly that badly, and so GA withers.