> On a plane you’re stuck in a seat in a noisy environment; surrounded by dozens if not hundreds of people you wish weren’t there; and the only thing you care a

> On a plane you’re stuck in a seat in a noisy environment; surrounded by dozens if not hundreds of people you wish weren’t there; and the only thing you care about is making time go by as fast as possible. Maybe that's why people don't want to use them on an airplane; they're not comfortable isolating themselves so heavily that they're not aware of the dozens of strangers around them, or of anything else.