Originally Posted by
Serpent
Am I the only one who doesn't care? I don't care if other people decide to keep the shade up or down. I'm not worried about jet lag, Views, etc. If I get a window seat I usually just do whatever the FAs want me to do with the shade. If I want to sleep I sleep and if I don't then I don't, having the shade up or down doesn't affect me. I don't think it's any of my business what other people want to do with their window shades. Just my opinion.
you're not the only one. That's prety much my position. I believe the window shade belongs to the window seat, not the entire cabin. The thing about eyelids is that they function as shades pretty well for those that want to sleep.