Originally Posted by
Qwkynuf
It's funny how you seem to think that the consideration only flows backwards in the aircraft - the person in front should be considerate of *your* desires. But it never seems to flow forward - where *you* are considerate of the desire of the person in front of you to use the features installed in the seat that *they* paid for.
Now, if you want to sit behind me and pay for my ticket, then I will happily adjust my recline to whatever position you desire. But if you're not paying for my ticket, and you want to tell me what I need to do in order to make you more comfortable, well, that's just being selfish.
What part of "calculate whether the gain to your utility outweighs the loss to yours" did you not read?
Most of the time, your gain is less than the loss to the person behind you. Not always but mostly
And to your first point - it's literally civilisation. Noise complaints prevent you enjoying your music if your enjoyment of it affects others. C'est civilisation!