Moving seats is the simplest solution of all. At times, I've moved to other open seats. If you notify the FA's upfront, and stay in the same class (including not violating the E+ / E- boundaries), it's no big deal to change.

On some of these posts, I can't understand why people don't look for simple solutions. A sense of entitlement? A lack of creativity? Wanting the world to bend to their point of view? I don't know, maybe it's a bit of each.