[OJFord]

I assume you know it's not 'impossible'.

Not only that, but I only recline if I'm awake and have my eyes open - in response to the person in front doing so.

I don't find it a more comfortable position, but I do find the person in front adopting it an uncomfortable encroachment on my space; so I reclaim it.

Obviously others differ, since I would never recline in the emergency exit row, so if we all felt the same way nobody would have anything to recline in response to.

[readthenotes1]

I get horrible back pain if the seat doesn't recline on most seats (I've sat in a very few airline seats that are ok without reclining, but they are a few).

So I will claim my space in order to avoid it.