Originally Posted by
nallison
And there is a clear detrimental impact on the rest of the cabin to having your shade open on a night flight going east. Some people may try to deny that, or make all sorts of justifications for ignoring it because doing something about it upsets them, but you are asked to lower your shade for the same reason you are asked to raise your seat - to improve others' comfort.
You can't pick and choose which bits of social ettiquette matter according to your own preferences, that's not how it works.
You really aren't listening, are you? As pointed out numerous times if people want darkness wear the eyeshades. That easily solves the problem. I very much doubt every person in the cabin wants to sleep bar one. Why should everybody be kept in darkness to satisfy those who want it that way? It goes both ways especially as those people who want darkness have a simple remedy at hand.
As for those who use arguments about it being public transport and we should do what is requested by some other passengers, don't forget many forms of public transport have little or no way of shielding the windows, and generally these are much bigger windows.