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A comment on The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Reclining Airline Seats. Parent comment

Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re... by zarzavat on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @03:37AM (#28286023)
How does the fact that you bought a seat with a recline button give you the entitlement to cause discomfort or pain to the person behind?

If the seat came with a button that would deliver an electric shock to the person sitting behind, would you feel entitled to push it?

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Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re... by fishtacos on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:05AM (#28286171)
False analogy... but you know that already. One is a comfort feature, the other is a theoretical psychology test.
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Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re... by zarzavat on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:08AM (#28286187)
If it were merely a comfort feature it would not be controversial.
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Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re... by fishtacos on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:11AM (#28286210)
It's strictly a comfort issue. (for both parties, and the hind passenger can always comfort themselves the same way via reclining their chair too... not rocket science - pardon the sarcasm)
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Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re... by gordon_freeman on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @03:49AM (#28286085)
but the button is there for you to push if you so desire. The Airline has given you an option which you may or may not use.
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Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re... by zarzavat on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:05AM (#28286173)
Can you buy the right to hurt another person without their consent?
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Re:The Fierce Legal Battle at the Heart of the Fight over Re... by fishtacos on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:21AM (#28286281)
Who is hurting anyone here?
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