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27 February 2012

We are living in the future You can see profiles of the people on your flight and choose who to sit next to.→[More:]
I can't decide if it's more cool or creepy. And if it is going to turn into a singles dating plane thing.

post by: rmless2 at: 15:51 | 17 comments

That's one creepy ad. It is like a singles thing - I kept thinking, well, those two guys have almost certainly now joined the Mile High Club.

posted by mygothlaundry 27 February | 16:06

Fuck that. I hate talking to the people next to me on the plane. Before takeoff I have my headphones on and my nose stuck into the Sky Mall catalogue and I stay that way until we get there.

posted by Senyar 27 February | 16:53

I'm mostly interested in who I'm not sitting near on the plane. For example, I would have been very happy to not sit directly in front of the family with three toddlers who sat behind me on a flight from PIT to SFO last year.

posted by octothorpe 27 February | 17:16

Applications like this are what we brainstormed in the early 90s when we were struggling with image maps. The virtual world is doing a fine job coming out to the social world.

posted by Ardiril 27 February | 17:20

If/when I have to do this, I'm using a picture of the baby screaming. Hopefully we'll get the whole row to ourselves! Huzzah!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 27 February | 17:40

I'd look for someone who looks clean and quiet and has social phobias but isn't afraid of flying, so they wouldn't to me and also wouldn't hog the armrest which I need to grip in fear.

posted by rmless2 27 February | 18:28

{talk}

posted by rmless2 27 February | 18:30

I foresee a whole screaming baby section on future flights. Parents with babies sit near other parents with babies bc they hope they will be understanding when their kid pukes on the person in the seat in front of them.
Heed my vision.

posted by rmless2 27 February | 18:31

I want nothing more on a flight than to be left alone. Life is so busy that I actually treasure flights - I can spend a couple hours doing something just for me, like reading a good book or working on a project. I really don't want much chitchat. If the person sitting next to me is nervous and sweet I'll talk to them, but otherwise I'm not looking at the plane as a place to make friends.

posted by Miko 27 February | 19:07

Doesn't this require that we sign up with Facebook? NEVER, I say! NEVER!

Also, totally creepy.

posted by bearwife 27 February | 20:01

Heck, I can spend hours just looking out the window. And I prefer that to any human interaction. Mountains and clouds FTW.

posted by Splunge 27 February | 20:12

Hi. I'm 6'3" and bearded. And I smoke. And I've got a very sour, misanthropic disposition. Wanna sit next to me???

posted by ufez 27 February | 20:17

Sure.

posted by Splunge 27 February | 20:47

I'm picturing this becoming the next LRB personal ads.

posted by tortillathehun 28 February | 01:37

"Hi. I'm 6'3" and bearded. And I smoke. And I've got a very sour, misanthropic disposition. Wanna sit next to me???" OH HELL YES! You won't bother me and I will not bother you.

posted by arse_hat 28 February | 01:46

"Hi. I'm 6'3" and bearded. And I smoke. And I've got a very sour, misanthropic disposition. Wanna sit next to me???" OH HELL YES! You won't bother me and I will not bother you.

Fuck that, but I will begrudgingly permit you to be in the unoccupied row in front of my unoccupied row. We can combine our "stay the fuck away" vibe for an exponential bonus multiplier effect.

posted by Meatbomb 29 February | 01:54

Works for me.

posted by arse_hat 29 February | 02:46

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