One might argue that the airlines should give
all passengers enough room to recline without placing the seat in the lap of the person behind it.
On my flight where I couldn't read a newspaper with the person in front of me reclined, so could I not stand up and edge out from under his seat without holding on to his seat for balance. I will admit that it gave me a bit of satisfaction that every time I moved, so did his seat, and not because I was trying to annoy him.