Demand? I'd say no, unless it was a security issue, which this certainly was not.

Request? Absolutely!

But there are many folks who graciously decline the opportunity to close the shades on a day-time flight. It's a general consensus that the window-seat pax "owns" or controls the shade. Certainly not a courtesy, but ....

Besides, in C, just reach into your amenity kit and grab the eye shades. That makes it darker than with the window shades drawn.