• Godnroc@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Counter proposal: they recline by keeping the top in place and sliding forward to detract from your own leg room.

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        Sure that’s fine. I guess more broadly the rule should be that you can’t alter anyone else’s space

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        … I think I’d rather have someone’s headrest a little closer to me than feeling every movement of the person behind me as they shift in their seat with their knees wedged into mine

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        My knees are already about an inch from the seat in front of me in economy. How about airlines replace seats with ship style bunks so I can fly in relative comfort.

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          Airlines charge you for comfort. The transport is the same for everyone on board, but more comfortable accommodations cost more.

          If they could get away with loading people in feet-first they would, and your legs would still be too long to be comfortable.

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          I hadn’t thought of that, but ships bunks are almost certainly more space efficient. You could stack them three high pretty easily. Throw in a curtain and I’d take that over a seat I think. Even if you’re not planning on sleeping, it sounds more comfortable.

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      Counter proposal: having to sit 90 degrees bolt upright is agony on my scar tissue after about an hour. Give me five degrees dude. I really need thirty degrees but five (an inch) is barely noticeable for you.

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      Then they should be reclined by default already. Who wants to sit completely upright for several hours? One reason I have to drive to places is that even if I recline the seat on the bus, I have back pain after an hour.