It’s mainly the people who don’t fly much who feel the need to recline. Anybody who has to fly a lot recognizes that reclining is a real invasion of space and can cause pain to the passenger behind. Frequent flyers are considerate and don’t do it.
Totally agree. Common courtesy would at least dictate asking the person behind you if you are reclining too much for their comfort. This “Do it if it feels good” liberalism, especially by those on this site, is disturbing to me.
On one of my recent flights the gentleman in front of me asked how much reclining would be appropriate. He reclined that much and it was fine. That was common courtesy, and I was thankful for his asking.