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It's a question of paying for the space you use.

If that were the case, then you wouldn't mind deplaning after a couple or four hours of sitting on that seat and discovering you never left the first airport. After all, you were paying for space, right? And you got that space for several hours, so what's your complaint?

Of course that's silly. But my point is, you're not paying for space; you're paying to arrive at a destination. As long as you get to your destination, what's the problem?

Comfort? Take a long look at those seats. Are they really designed for comfort? Now take a long look at the back of your ticket. Is there any clause that guarantees you comfort?

The answer is no. Any comfort you experience is a bonus. Don't believe me? Go visit a lawyer and ask what your chance of success is if you sue the airline for being uncomfortable.

True, you are paying for the flight, but you are really paying for a seat. Unless they have a peasant class where people stand, that is. It may not say you are paying for a seat, but that is the sole method they use is the transport. Thus, you are paying for the seat. Same with a baby - since a newborn does not take up a seat, you don't pay for a ticket. And with the federal laws being what they are about staying in your seat, etc., this is a meaningless argument.

No, comfort is not guaranteed, but some basics of comfort are assumed, mainly that you get some space to have as your own, hence the armrests.

So that I dislike someone coming over the armrest and touching me is not so outrageous after all.