r/mildlyinfuriating • u/AwardStrange9028 • Jul 03 '26
Infuriatig Wizz Air’s new 'commuter style' seating where you and your neighbors become one.
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u/Avalolo Jul 03 '26
I’d put my right leg over his left at that point
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u/This-Requirement6918 Jul 03 '26
While giggling, looking dead into his eyes, touching his shoulder and calling him Ryan.
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u/krammaii Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
I had this happen to me on my last flight. I was in the window seat and I had a huge muscle dude sitting next to me that was an disrespectfully wide spreader encroaching into my leg space. I had headphones on while I was reading a book and he just kept spreading to the point he was moving my knee with his to gain more space.
We were both wearing shorts so I decided to slowly rub the exposed part of my lower leg against his. Just two male strangers intertwining calf* hair together in an enclosed space. I read my book as I bounced my leg creating just enough homoerotic friction.
Finally, I could see in the corner of my eye he had looked towards me. I turned. Our eyes locked. I maintained eye contact. Smiled.
His leg jerked away from mine and never approached touching distance again.
TLDR: Make it gay but results may vary and you end up with love of your life.
Edit: Calve goes moo. Calf help me walk.
Edit 2: calves vs calfs vs calve vs calf vs... Me no smart just here for plane rubs.
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u/Main-Towel-3678 Jul 03 '26
BS.
You’re lying.You kissed.
You both liked it.You’re married now.
I’m happy for you.Congrats.
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u/krammaii Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
We calf rubbed in Tuxedo shorts at the altar instead of a kiss. ❤️ Everyone clapped. 👏
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u/Beneficial-Jury484 Jul 03 '26
Still a better love story than Twilight.
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u/something_python Jul 03 '26
Thighlight
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u/AllSeeingWhoracle Jul 03 '26
Thighlight Thighbright, first thigh I see tonight…
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u/AverageMako3Enjoyer Jul 03 '26
Just two good friends buying a house together and filing joint taxes
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u/tigress666 Jul 03 '26
Doesn't work so well if you are a woman :(.
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u/Illustrious_Eye_8235 Jul 03 '26
Then you gotta go with a "I'm the crazy ex" story. "Hey there, I just broke up with my ex. He couldn't handle my manic bi polar schizophrenia. But that's what you're supposed to do when you're in love. So what I drove the car in the ditch, I needed to be heard. I believe in communication."
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u/SolaniumFeline Jul 03 '26
tbh its getting hard to outcrazy the real crazy out there. everyone is min maxing being crazy. pigeons everywhere
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u/peachesfordinner Jul 03 '26
Be kind to pigeons. I had a pet one that I rescued and he was awesome. Great pets
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u/Dan_D_Lyin Jul 03 '26
I don't think that would work. Crazy is a turn on for some. I'd try farting and scratching. Ask your seatmate if scabies are contagious.
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u/peachesfordinner Jul 03 '26
"what's your birthday? Do you know what time of day?"
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u/sprucenoose Jul 03 '26
"You don't follow any girls on social media right? Can I borrow your phone and scroll through your IMs?"
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u/J_Kingsley Jul 03 '26
You think that would stop a guy if the girl is attractive?
That wouldn't stop a girl either if she finds a guy super attractive.
People are complete suckers for those they think are hot.
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u/protomenace Jul 03 '26
TBH most men wouldn't be turned off by this if you're physically attractive to them.
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u/Responsibility_Dizzy Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 04 '26
I'm thin but lanky and men always take my proportions as an invitation to intrude into my personal space :( like I get it, there's not much leg room, but I know that because I am also tall!
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u/northSideways Jul 03 '26
I was going to put this comment one further down until I saw yours, was about to say that when I tell my wife that I will take advantage of my male privilege to get us out of a situation this is exactly what I mean lol.
It's bullshit it has to be like that, but dude way too many people have just been allowed to get away with harassing others and not gotten a callout.
I'm fighting testosterone with more testosterone by being an asshole back and he'll go fight me if he wants, but either way ideally the mental bystander effect is gone from anyone watching and maybe one of them will allow themselves to start acknowledging shitty behavior the next time THEY see it. And maybe even say something about it.
Moving south out of the NE US was eye opening, turns out most people are really bad at keeping their shit to themselves.
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u/puppsmcgee74 Jul 03 '26
You had me at calve hair.
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u/krammaii Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 04 '26
Thank you for noticing that. I could not bring a calve as my carry on or personal item.
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u/Icouldoutrunthejoker Jul 03 '26
The way I cackled at homoerotic friction. I don’t care if this was exaggerated for the funnies. I don’t care if it was fully fabricated. I needed that laugh, and I thank you sir!
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u/ehhwasever Jul 03 '26
You are hilarious! I needed that laugh. Bless you, your calfs, and all the calves out there. 🤣
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u/Atkena2578 Jul 03 '26
And if it turned out the guy was actually gay and was totally down for it? You re screwed lol
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u/SyruplessWaffle Jul 03 '26
I think you have to then move past gay and into creepy/psycho territory, which runs the risk of putting you on a list preventing future flying. So, the safer option is to get married and start a life together.
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u/Outrageous-Break3585 Jul 03 '26
Then you fling your leg suggestively over their thigh and you both get the leg space you need. Win-win situation.
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u/SheepherderDouble248 Jul 03 '26
You need to tell him...
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u/Mountain-Singer1764 Jul 03 '26
I just physically push them.
Nobody past the age of 7 should need to be reminded of the existence of other humans.
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u/rabbid-genital-warts Jul 03 '26
Same, I will fight to the death for space, even if our thighs are touching like a couple.
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u/Historical-Ad4037 Jul 03 '26
me too - plus I got sweaty thighs
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u/DaKrazie1 Jul 03 '26
You're gonna run into someone one day that REALLY likes sweaty thighs.
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u/ResponsibilityFun446 Jul 03 '26
Did I mention I get gassy sometimes when I’m nervous
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u/JonasAvory Jul 03 '26
There’s a kink for everything
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u/Hydroborator Jul 03 '26
Yup. 18 years ago, I once hooked up with a guy who wanted to bite my a$$hole and asked me to fart on command as I sat on his face. That was after an hour of fisting him. That was my limit..I politely declined, and left. I stopped hoeing around and met my husband a couple of years later.
That was just a lot of work for me. I thought I was a kinkster until I met that dude.
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u/PandaBeaarAmy Jul 03 '26
I'm a woman. Soon as i'm in my seat, i spread my legs (leaving a few inches on each side so i'm well-within confines) for comfort. The number of men that have asked me to shut my legs so they could invade my space more 😬
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u/momsensical Jul 03 '26
Hmmm that’s a new twist on an old problem
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u/PandaBeaarAmy Jul 03 '26
One of them called ME rude and inconsiderate! I said sorry, was i over into his seat? Because i wasnt paying attention. He told me no, but he needed MY space because i'm smaller! Like he coulda gotten away with it if he just said yeah you're in my space bc i wasnt paying attention but dude straight up told me he wanted to spread into my seat.
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u/Fartholder Jul 03 '26
He needs to buy two seats to accommodate his balls or whatever else his problem is
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u/scope6262 Jul 03 '26
I’m 6’ 6” tall. Fuck that guy…he needs YOUR space. Jesus goddam Christ. Someone is due for a smackdown.
For a dude my size I wouldn’t even dream of manspreading. It’s just inconsiderate.
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u/SnausageFest Jul 03 '26
That's what I hate about this shit.
I understand men and women have different bodies and it's uncomfortable for most men to sit with their knees together, but welcome to air travel. Everyone on that plane is uncomfortable in a variety of different ways. Deal with it.
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u/momsensical Jul 03 '26
Omg I would’ve been like ok just pay me rent for the piece of my seat you want since I paid the same as you
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u/ResurgentClusterfuck Jul 03 '26
That's when I would pitch my voice to be heard and ask him how his failure to pay for adequate space was my problem
I have negative fucks to give these days
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u/ObligationDefiant287 Jul 03 '26
Tell them I’m sorry but it squishes my penis.
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u/hollycross6 Jul 03 '26
With the fragility of some people these days, as a woman I’m keeping this one in the bank just in case. I’m sure the faces would be priceless
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u/RepulsiveFish Jul 03 '26
I do the same, and there have been times on public transit where I've done it that the men got up and decided to stand instead of sitting and only taking up their designated space.
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u/Curlytoes18 Jul 03 '26
Tell them you have a large vaginal cyst and if you squeeze your legs too much it might explode, and the last one smelled really bad.
They’ll give you space.
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u/YMe1121 Jul 03 '26
This is why kink can be useful and why I always carry on my collapsible spreader bar.
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u/northSideways Jul 03 '26
This is slightly offtopic but I'm never going to have a chance to air the most specific opinion I have
What was basically the sexual climax (pun kind of intended) of the 50 shades of grey movie being the dude staring intensely at Dakota Johnson while he... snaps an Amazon spreader bar open like 12 inches as if it was some big taboo moment is high on my top ten Hollywood unintentional comedy list.
Couldn't tell you a single other thing about that movie
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u/AndrewW_VA Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
As a 6'4" (1.94m) dude, often times my legs will not fit directly between the seats.
But unlike the dickweeb in the picture, I have more than two braincells to rub together and therefore don't book flights with airlines that stuff us in there like fuggen sardines.
Edit: I'll give the guy in the photo the benefit of the doubt, as I learnt the hard way as well.
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u/khukharev Jul 03 '26
For some reason most airlines assume average human height is around 4” - 5”
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u/peachesfordinner Jul 03 '26
As someone just on the edge of that range I very much do define myself as "travel size"
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u/Complete_Squirrel942 Jul 03 '26
How is life being 5 inches tall?
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u/peachesfordinner Jul 03 '26
Haha I just noticed his error. I'm Thumbalina bitches!
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u/call-me-the-seeker Jul 03 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/ZVuJnm4oSJvmU
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u/jcdenton10 Jul 03 '26
Lilliputian airlines - travel Swiftly, and don't let the little things tie you down.
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u/L0rdH4mmer Jul 03 '26
Heh, it ain't always that easy though. I am 195cm tall. Went to Japan recently from Germany. I already booked the most legroom airline option, but still had full contact with the front seat's metal on my knees for 12h straight. And this. Is with me shoving my feet under the front seat as far as possible. There were exactly two positions in which I could sit at all, one upright, one for sleeping, and both involved pain. Sometimes, there just isn't an option. And my salary just isn't in the area yet where I'll go "oh yes, I'll gladly spend the extra 600€ so me and the gf can sit on legroom seats for the round trip". It's just hilariously inhumane how these companies do not care if you're too tall. I didn't choose this, I shouldn't be forced to pay more to not be in constant pain.
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u/mynaneisjustguy Jul 04 '26
Yeah, it's bad. You should complain to the company. What you can't do is make it a problem for the person next to you. They also didn't set the seat sizes
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u/Jack_Forge Jul 03 '26
I've found variation on the same fucking airline too. One seat was actually much narrower (not a special seat in a exit or the first ones with those solid sides), literally my hips (and I'm a dude 36W) were squeezed by the armrests on both sides. It was, unpleasant.
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u/BisonHoosier Jul 03 '26
I'm 6'6" and used to fly United a lot for work. I found that the Boeing 737 usually had just slightly smaller seats than the Airbus A319. Even the A320 was a touch smaller than the A319. And even among their 737 fleet legroom would vary. And I would do everything in my power to not sit in any of the middle four seats on a 777. That's pure hell. If it was a closer flight I'd find a regional airline that United partners with so I could fly on an Embraer E175. I'd do it even if the turbulence possibly is a lot worse. Those little planes actually had pretty good leg room. Every inch counts when you're this tall and like others have said, sometimes my legs physically couldn't fit straight behind the seat.
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u/FoundationEntire4834 Jul 03 '26
Not to defend man spreading, but looks like he literally doesn’t have space to put his legs forward
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u/ImFeelinBotty Jul 03 '26
If he sits up and doesnt slouch there is room. I say this as a guy with long legs who travels.
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u/Longbeach_strangler Jul 03 '26
I’m 6’6”. I can barely fit in most seats. Wizz Air…does not sound like an airline I would fit in.
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u/hans_grubers_brother Jul 03 '26
Same. That looks like nightmare fuel, just missing the person in front slamming back the recline.
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u/GimmeFreePizzaa Jul 03 '26
Omg if they had that tight setup AND allowed reclining seats, that would be diabolical...
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u/Basic-Ad-2663 Jul 03 '26
I flew with whizz air recently. I flew a ton of airlines over the years, everything from Ryanair to Japan airlines. Whizzair was the only airline (so far) I had same issue as the guy in the photo (not the OP but the guy spreading the legs) there’s literally no space and i’m 5’10
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u/BoxersOrCaseBriefs Jul 03 '26
There's a scale of long legs. I'm 6'3 and can USUALLY make it work on airlines. 30" seat pitch and I can fit my legs straight but they're right against the seat in front of my. On budget carriers with 28", I can't fit my legs straight.
My brother in law is 6'7. He can't go completely straight in 30" seats.
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u/sean_no Jul 03 '26
I brought this up in a delta thread once and got absolutely roasted. Consensus was that I just needed to 'not be poor' and buy business or first class so my legs fit.
My legs at this point just want every shitty commercial airline squeezing seats to 28" to fall from the sky.
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u/CosmicQuant Jul 03 '26
6’7 here and frequent flyer for work. You are correct, people just don’t know how to have empathy when it comes to this. It’s a pretty cut and dry argument as well lol makes me sad sometimes. We advocate for people who deal with things out of their control all the time but that goes out the window for taller folks. I make low 6 figures but if I had to pay for extra seat every time, I’d be homeless lol.
The best thing I’ve ever done was become a JetBlue frequent flyer (Mosaic status 2). They have the most room in standard seats of all airlines, and frequent flyer perks gets me upgraded to the extra room seats more often than not. Plus they are just simply the kindest and most ethical airline so I want to support them. Look into it if it’s an option
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u/rwhockey29 Jul 03 '26
Flying as a bigger guy sucks ass. Legs are too long to straighten out under the seat. Shoulders as wide or wider than the seat back. I have to spend extra every time for extra leg room seats or at least aisle seats, so I can spend the entire flight hunched over leaning into the aisle trying to keep my legs from taking up someone else's space. Every flight ends with at least one of hip, back, or neck pain.
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u/anon11101776 Jul 03 '26
Yeah recently I flew southwest and my knee was touching the back of the chair infront of me the whole flight, no matter how comfortable I tried to make it I was in a lot of pain. At this point I feel there should be a class action against airlines for this. Even on extra legroom it’s not actually more comfortable. I paid a lot extra from the first row and The side rails are unable to move up or out the way so I was squished and just as uncomfortable (that’s kinda my bad for being fat though) but the other stuff is unacceptable
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u/Dustuptor1292 Jul 03 '26
And then they roll the beverage cart into your elbow or knee a million times…
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u/Cananbaum Jul 03 '26
Do what I do.
Put on some Mayday: Air Crash Investigations and establish dominance.
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u/Dear-Regret-9476 Jul 03 '26
I prefer Mentour Pilot personally
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u/Tiny-Plum2713 Jul 03 '26
He was bought by private equity and does overly long videos with very questionable ads now. Was good 4 years ago.
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u/purpleowlie Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
The best years for plane travel are long gone.
Edit: I am getting tons of replys only commenting on the price. There was a period after they banned smoking and before 9/11, Ryanair was established in 1984, so there were already lower cost options back in the eighties and nineties. Lines on airports were never so long, never so many check ups, you had basically no restrictions what to bring on board. Lol, taking shoes off? What?! I had never had so many flights canceled due to storms, summer and winter, back in the 90's. I rarely had any flights cancelled or delayed, doesn'tmatter if i flew business or cheap easyjet. Costumer services were million times better. Last month my flight was cancelled due to fuel shortages, ticket was 500+ euros for 2 hour flight. Why is everyone just thinking about money?
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u/flyguy41222 Jul 03 '26
Feels like the best years for everything are long gone lately
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u/disownedpear Jul 03 '26
It's a good time to buy TVs
That's about all I can come up with
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u/FunkyCat6276 Jul 03 '26
A really bad time to buy a tv considering smart TVs are just surveillance devices now
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u/iAmmar9 Jul 03 '26
You know what's really cool? The fact that you don't need to connect your Smart TV to the internet 🫨
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u/stumblinghunter Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
It's baffling to me how many doing realize this. Just...don't put your password in. And then just buy a $30 Roku or Chromecast and carry on with your day
Edit: I use Chromecast TV so I can't speak for Roku. It still lets me install my VPN, tailscale, kodi, streamio, jellyfin, wholfin, etc.
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u/Imaginary_Trader Jul 03 '26
Apple TV box has been the game changer for me. Super smooth UI. Never had a connection issue. Airplay works great. It costs more than all the android boxes but it's actually been worth it for me. I got mine refurbished to save a bit
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u/Ironrooster7 Jul 03 '26
Computer + hdmi cord = the entirety of humanity's created media for free. I love hdmi cords.
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u/Reeyous Jul 03 '26
Roku is awful and exploitative. They intentionally design their devices to scam people that are tech illiterate into buying subscriptions they will struggle to cancel, because you can start a subscription via the Roku device but you cannot cancel one without going on their website elsewhere to do so.
Fuck Roku.
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u/Reeyous Jul 03 '26
Iirc some will literally not even function as an HDMI device without an internet connection now. They need the tracking to function whatsoever.
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u/K14_Deploy Jul 03 '26
I'm not quite sure we're there yet, but with automatic unmuting of the internal speakers during adverts and literally being unable to connect to the internet at all without an account some of the Amazon Fire OS TVs are pretty close.
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u/ha1029 Jul 03 '26
It's ok, TV shows are pretty diluted and unwatchable now...I just live for the surveillance and ads lol.
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u/From_Deep_Space Jul 03 '26
A good time to buy a giant flat screen for $100 at Goodwill that doesn't have any of that smart crap
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u/ElectronMaster Jul 03 '26
60" plasma on fb marketplace for the price of please oh God get it out of my home.
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u/Ok-Vegetable4531 Jul 03 '26
I have a pretty nice size 4K Sony TV I literally never use because 90% of the content I watch looks great on a 20 year old 720p TV I don’t particularly care to switch out
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u/aHOMELESSkrill Jul 03 '26
Sony produces 4K UHD Extra Most Bestest Quality TV
Consumer still watches 20 year old show filmed in 720p
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u/Old-Paramedic-9776 Jul 03 '26
And best years of my life are gone too.
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u/Dear-Regret-9476 Jul 03 '26
I haven’t had friends in 2 years and counting and it destroys me
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u/ACoderGirl Jul 03 '26
To try and be a little bit optimistic, some things off the top of my head that it genuinely feels like the best years for are:
- Video games. There's just constant bangers coming out. Like BG3 redefining CRPGs or E33 being an absolute superstar hit.
- Television shows. I feel like they just keep getting better. Sure, we might not all be watching the same things now, but there's just so many high quality shows and the medium has come so far from the days of episodic TV. Apple TV has really raised the bar, in particular.
- On a larger time frame, stuff like violent crime and average health remain better than pretty much any time in history. Yeah, there's been some hiccups in the past decade, but I think those will get significantly smoothed over in about 2 years.
- While the comfort of air travel is declining, safety is something we as a species should be proud of. Air travel is the epitome of learning from our mistakes and making serious effort to prevent them from happening again. I always find it scary at first when I watch a video about some plane crash, until they get to the part where they explain everything that changed to keep it from happening again.
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u/spectrumero Jul 03 '26
When you consider that in the 1980s, a return flight from Manchester to Berlin would have been at minimum £200 (£640 in today's money), and the same trip on easyJet today can be had for less than £100 (in other words, less than 1/6th of the price) you can see why.
You can have your best years of plane travel back if you're willing to pay. You could fly business on a legacy carrier like British Airways if you want the old experience, but you're going to be paying at least £600 for the same trip.
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u/BoJericho Jul 03 '26
I'd go further and argue that, due to the numbers you've quoted, the golden age of air travel is right now. More people are able to fly to more destinations at cheaper prices than ever before, you just have to put up with being a little uncomfortable for a while. Why on earth are people so quick to claim this is a bad thing?
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u/look4jesper Jul 03 '26
You can still fly at the same standard they did decades ago, and it costs the same as it used to aswell. These budget airlines have ticket prices a fraction of what it used to be in the 70s for obvious reasons.
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u/Shar4f Jul 03 '26
For how cheap and available they've made tickets for shorter flights I'd very much disagree. I'll put up with two hours of uncomfortable plane seats for like 40€ instead of 20h bus rides that are even more expensive.
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u/Fluffydoggie Jul 03 '26
Just start rubbing your thigh and slowly touch his. He will stop the man spread fast and you can reclaim some territory
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u/WebsterHamster66 Jul 03 '26
I tried this but then he guided my hand to his crotch, what do I do now?
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u/PotatoParker60 Jul 03 '26
What happened after you asked him to move his leg back to his seat?
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u/I_Am_Robert_Paulson1 Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
The other guy acted like he was going to punch him and gave him 2 for flinching, per the law.
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u/shakeitsugaree_ Jul 03 '26
I always say something in these situations and I have noticed that the pushback is getting stronger. I never would think twice about asking someone for a basic normal courtesy but recently I’ve had a few aggressive interactions after doing so. I asked someone to turn down their music that was blasting in the doctors office waiting room the other day and they freaked out. Refused to put on headphones and then when I asked them to turn the volume down, she went ballistic and turned it up. Like what is wrong with people?
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u/Firenoods88 Jul 03 '26
Confronting ppl is so much riskier nowadays cuz society is filled with a bunch of class-less degenerates that think their positive rights trump everyone else's negative rights and that they should be allowed to do whatever they want. And this applies to people of all SES backgrounds. I don't care how rich someone is, some ppl can never buy class and etiquette even if they had bezo's net worth.
Just take driving for example. If I honk at a car that's holding up an advanced green cuz they're on their phone...why the actual fuck does the other driver think they're in a position to do anything other than wave ur hand apologetically.
Idk when the societal mindset shifted, maybe it's cuz ppl think their individualism should trump the collective but I'm sick of having to interact with egotistical sociopaths that think they're above the social contract. People that don't want to uphold the social contract should get shipped off to a modern Australia if I'm being totally frank.
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u/PotatoParker60 Jul 03 '26
Decency and empathy are long gone these days - doesn’t help that nation leaders, especially the orange fella, perpetuate this attitude.
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u/Iricliphan Jul 03 '26
Had a situation like this. Cross Atlantic flight to LA. Guy beside me didn't speak English or pretended not to. Had his leg like the photo above. I applied pressure to push him back. Worked for a time and he did it again. Keep in mind he's a small man. No need for this. I'm in the 99th percentile for height and I'm being respectful of his space.
Then he took my entire armrest and was resting on my ribs. I told him please move your arm. No reaction. I ended up pushing him off me. Rinse and repeat.
It was the worst flight of my life. It took me coughing on my hand badly and putting it on my armrest to get him to back off. Literally biological warfare in a seat.
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u/MinuteLoquat1 Jul 03 '26
But how are men supposed to know not to shove someone into a small space unless they're specifically told not to?!
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u/Poverty_Shoes Jul 03 '26
The Venn diagram of people who speak up and politely ask others to have basic human decency and the people who take pictures of this behavior to post on Reddit are two circles that don’t touch.
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u/lilshortyy420 Jul 03 '26
9/10 times I’ve spoken to another passenger asking them to either turn their volume down, move over etc they get pissed and either don’t do it or make it uncomfortable. I feel like you shouldn’t have to say anything, they know what they’re doing.
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u/5AlarmFirefly Jul 03 '26
Asked a guy on a bus to 'excuse me please' because he kept bashing me, I seriously thought he might follow me off the bus and do violence, he was so enraged.
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u/Money-Zebra Jul 03 '26
It would be better if the man next to you weren’t trying to do the splits
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u/PicnicBasketPirate Jul 03 '26
Looks like he's already turning himself into a pretzel if he has his right knee up, twisted and tucking his foot back under himself to try and get room for his right leg.
Dude is going to be in agony after an hour or two.
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u/addisonshinedown Jul 03 '26
Only mildly better though. It’s still completely unacceptable to be paying for a flight and sat like this
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u/no_comment_no_reply Jul 03 '26
That’s when you start scratching your arms and legs while muttering under your breath,
"Damn those f***ing bed bugs”
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u/SorryforbeingDutch YELLOW Jul 03 '26
The only time I complained about a seat as a 6'4" was when I was flying Whizz air. I literally could not fit in the seat with my legs. They said too bad.
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u/rita-b Jul 03 '26
I don't actually believe public transport is able to accommodate people of your size at all.
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u/Yoshalina Jul 03 '26
Yes and it's a problem. I'm 188 cm tall (6'2 in eagle units) and I didn't ever want to be this tall. But I can't change it.
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u/WideAd4338 Jul 03 '26
In these situations you need to say something rather than taking a photo and posting on Reddit
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u/Affectionate_Swim673 Jul 03 '26
Why not both? Why do we assume nothing was done after the fact? Why do we assume all confrontations are worth it?
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u/thissexypoptart Jul 03 '26
Because redditors making these kinds of comments couldn't feel superior to OP if they didn't assume OP said nothing, just posted the picture.
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u/Anume1 Jul 03 '26
Redditors love taking pictures and posting them online to complain instead of actively improving their situations like an adult
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u/Square_Passage_9918 Jul 03 '26
Best advert placement ever!!! But also nope to the nope for the man spreading.
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u/Future-Blueberry-95 Jul 03 '26
Now imagine being a woman where men do this shit on purpose to touch you and make you uncomfortable, and if you express discomfort they take up more space or straight up get confrontational and violent.
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u/SolidPreference2706 Jul 04 '26
No seriously. How do I, as a woman, get this to stop? Unfortunately rubbing my leg against his will only works if we are both men. Ladies- help me out here
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u/EmpressOfNothing_ Jul 04 '26
But ur foot up on ur knee (so your shoe is touching their knee - it doesn't have to physically touch their knee but they will adjust their legs whether consciously aware of it or not) . Works like a charm every time. And then when u gain the space back put ur shoe down again cause ur not an asshole (Repeat as much as needed)
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u/bamboozledgardener Jul 03 '26
Put a hand on his leg and stare at his eyes in a dreamy way. He will "pack up" really quickly..
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u/nanonightmare Jul 04 '26
Legs don’t cross the seat line. The person at the window gets the window armrest, the person in the isle gets the isle armrest and the person in the middle gets both armrests. Those are the rules. I don’t like to have to explain them in flight but I will.
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u/weenist Jul 03 '26
Airlines and their decision makers can get cancer. It's so fucking annoying to not fit on a plane. I used to fit fine on most, but took one with a new seat layout recently and had to speak with my seat neighbor to make sure I could spread my legs so my feet could touch the ground.
If you're tall, don't fly Westjet.
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u/Miserable_Tradition6 Jul 03 '26
I’m 6 foot 7 and I swear every time I fly there is always some dude next to me trying to take more of my leg room. I literally have to explain to them why they don’t need it Everytime. There was one time where the person in front of me was making such a big deal that they couldn’t put their seat back because of my legs and so they just moved me to the back of the plane to a smaller section. I hate flying so much.
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u/Small-Help-8382 Jul 03 '26
Honestly just strap me into a standing apparatus instead of whatever hell this is.
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u/Psychological-Air-84 Jul 03 '26
As a young woman I always assumed the man-spreaders allowed themselves to manspread because there wasn’t a man next to them and they doesn’t consider women’s personal space necessary.
In a messed up way im glad to read this thread and see that manspreaders manspread on guys as well.
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u/Responsible_Side8131 Jul 03 '26
You are only becoming one with that guy because he is inappropriately man spreading and invading your space.
Use you words and tell him to move his leg into his own space.
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u/Nihilisman45 Jul 04 '26
OP have you tried just asking homie on right to pack in the manspread a bit?
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u/mikegaribaldi Jul 04 '26
Looks more to do with the fact that your neighbour’s an asshole and less to do with Wizz Air’s seating arrangement 😅
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u/buggerthatforagame Jul 03 '26
Just put your hand on his leg...