I think this is a symptom. Sure they are very fat and you might think "I am not very fat, so this won't affect me." But it's very likely that you are at least o

I think this is a symptom. Sure they are very fat and you might think "I am not very fat, so this won't affect me." But it's very likely that you are at least overweight, since a good chunk of the wealthier population of the world is at least overweight (they get a lot to eat, after all). Now airline seats are shrinking, and people are getting fatter, and there will come a time soon when the odious minority of the morbidly obese turns into the minority of obese, into the large minority of overweight--and finally even those at a normal weight may start to become uncomfortable, because there are no standards set for seat size or basic human comforts on an airplane. The irony is that 50 or 60 years ago, there were significantly less obese people, yet they would be far better accommodated on an airplane. (I will refrain from indulging in the fantasy-land scenario where we all take Semaglutide and become perfect little sticks so we can easily fit into increasingly shrinking airline seats. I do not want to live in a society where people are forced to take medicine just to function.)