Originally Posted by
Science Goy
Or else what? If you aren't in the window seat and the person sitting there refuses to obey your commands regarding the shade, you'll... just sit there and fume about it, I suppose. There's not much else you can do.
You can see upthread what various people are willing to do about it, but that's why
or else was in italics. If enough people make a stink about this and FAs start having to referee [even more] disputes, then airlines or regulators will start writing rules and regulations about when the shades must be up or down. Then everyone will be miserable, but at least we'll be equally so and it'll be completely out of our control under penalty of disobeying orders from the crew. Does that sound like a better alternative, or shall we all Just Get Along(tm)?
Personally I DGAF since I'm usually half asleep before pushback, so this is a purely academic problem for me