The story is fascinating if at all true.

When I reached elite status for the first time (when I was 21) I obsessed over seat 1A for reasons of vanity. I always photographed my boarding pass to post on social media (from the club lounge, of course, where I would prominently geotag my post) and friends and acquaintances I hadn't seen in years would shower me with likes

After a year I got over it, and now I avoid 1A because I never liked bulkheads anyway.