porciuscato

I see absolutely nothing to fault United for in this article. They warned him upfront about weather delays outside their control and they even put him on another airline to get him to his destination. Both of these actions are above and beyond the call -- and nice gestures that were never done a decade ago.

It's just that the writer is a spectacular cry-baby-whiner. He makes stupid, self-indulgent choices and then blames the rest of the world when things aren't cozy and comfortable for him. To wit:

* He chooses to be a freelance writer (a fun occupation that many would like to have, but one that is a notoriously unreliable income source) and then complains about living paycheck-to-paycheck. He is presumably educated (though his writing barely reflects it). An able-bodied, educated, white male has absolutely no excuses for failing to thrive in this economy. He has a degree of opportunity and privilege that 99% of the rest of the world doesn't have. So that's on him and his self-indulgent career choice.

* He chooses to travel on the busiest travel day of the year, when bad weather has been predicted across the country, yet expects everything to go perfectly for him. And of course, he blames the airlines and everybody but himself when it fails to.

* He chooses to ignore United's warnings about delays, but then blames United because he failed to adjust his plans accordingly

* He fatuously decides to wait in line for 12 hours, without first determining whether was a point in doing so. But then he asserts that this is all the fault of United, the United States, and capitalism in general.