> when the person in front of me reclines their seat.

As a reasonably tall person I have never reclined my seat and will forever consider anyone who does an asshole.

The very fact that you can but don’t do something is the precise space where assholeness is defined.

mjrbrennan an hour ago | parent | next [-]

This is fair on shorter flights ~1-4 hours, but I am reasonably tall too and I am not suffering through a 14 hour overnight flight without reclining. I don't think there is anything wrong with it in this case, and flight attendants will force people to de-recline their chair in meal times etc.

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arjvik 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I personally believe that the ideal situation is in fact everyone reclining their seat

	▲	kstrauser an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I'm about 6' tall, even. In some cattlejets, my knees physically touch the seat in front of me. A lady on a recent flight flung her seat back and I cried out involuntarily in sudden pain. I understand why she wanted to lean back. And yet, when she did, it freaking hurt. I'm around the 80th percentile in height in the US, and while my doctor says I could lose a few pounds, I wear a men's large shirt so I'm not exactly enormous. Even though they seat can technically recline, you cannot convince me that they're actually meant to.
	▲	mjevans 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Can I have the 5th element padded roller beds that are disinfected between every use?
	▲	bschwindHN an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		My ideal airline would be one where you show up to the airport with your luggage, check it in, and then they knock you out and load you on the plane. You get woken up at your destination after they've taken you off the plane. It would be the closest thing you can get to teleportation. Then the airline wouldn't have to fuss with preparing shitty food and coffee or deal with annoying passengers. A win for everyone!
	▲	jen20 an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Not every seat reclines: the one in front of the exit row is a key example.

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OlympusMonds 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Surely you should blame the airlines, rather than the individuals. They cram more people on, giving you less space - but charge the same - and you get mad at other customers, rather than them for cramming you in.

	▲	crystal_revenge an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I pointed out exactly the opposite: surely moral action is only possible when one has agency. If an airline needs to force you to be a decent person, then you have no right to claim decency in the first place. People who lean their seats back are assholes. Claiming “but this is permitted!” proves my point. I can’t imagine what a nightmare world it would be if decency were only possible through the exercise of external authority.