Originally Posted by
Adam1222
It seems like you missed that the babies in first discussion was the result of a recent New York Times article that generated commentary by many many people: Babies in First Class: Which Side of the Aisle Are You On?
https://nyti.ms/3vi2Gy4
Ben cannot be blamed for coming up with this topic. And given the prominence of that discussion, it would be weird for a blogger who writes about first class travel not to weigh in on it. If your quibble is with his view that first class travel is not a guarantee of pure silence and child free relaxation, I think you'll find that it is not only Ben who has that view. I'm not sure how that's "self-serving". I have the same view and I have no children.
Didn't say I had a problem with him weighing in on it, didn't say I had a problem with his view, didnt say he'd be the only person with that view.
The issues I take are 1. The formatting: answering his own question in a way that makes the answer sound definitive/factual and not open to opinion.
And 2. It's self serving to take a stance against noise that bothers him (the more recent article about people not wearing headphones) while simultaneously taking a stance backing bringing a baby on board that's almost certain to create noise that bothers others.
And I'm sympathetic to parents, and frustrated with people who dont wear headphones, but to take such a cavalier attitude about people who are looking for peace/calm up front... that they should fly private if that's what they're after?
Effectively... as I see it... 'if you didnt want to deal with my noisy baby in first class, you should've flown private' and at the same time 'I'm not going to fly private, but you need to put headphones on and accommodate me'.