I'm not sure where this meme that I'm openly flaunting the rules and being rude came from. I just said I make my own choice about whether to follow the rules, n

I'm not sure where this meme that I'm openly flaunting the rules and being rude came from. I just said I make my own choice about whether to follow the rules, not that I act rudely. If politely asked to do something that seems halfway sensible and is not a major inconvenience or problem, by another fellow human being (flight attendant or not), I will of course do the polite thing.