Originally Posted by
workandski
Sorry. I don't get it. If someone wants the shade down so badly that it's upsetting them, what difference does it make why they want it down? How big a deal is it to pull the shade down just for the sake of letting someone else enjoy the flight? I don't think it has anything to do with who is right and who is wrong. People are often kind to me and I try to be kind to other people. It just makes life easier.
One of the main advantages of a window seat is that you can enjoy the view outside. The other is being able sit back and not be bothered by people wanting to get out of their seat. It's sad that grown people can't accept choices made by others regarding their seat and what comes with it. If sun is shining straight in the face, I can understand, although even that can me remedied by shading their eye(s), or when it's a long haul and people want to sleep.
I don't believe that someone can function normally in aircraft and airport with plenty of light but is bothered by starlight.
It was simply bratish/brutish behaviour.