I believe that in order to qualify for the seat, you have to make your reservations ahead of time. You don't just show up, then get your seat stolen out form under you, and return home in tears.
Furthermore, you could apply this to virtually anything. Ever been to an all-you-can-eat buffet? Every shrimp you eat is a shrimp that some poor retiree won't get to eat.
Doesn't matter. The seat was still taken by someone who really didn't need it.
Every shrimp you eat is a shrimp that some poor retiree won't get to eat
Illogical analogy. The number of seats is limited. The number of shrimp (for all intents and purposes) is unlimited. Also, the shrimp are not distinctive; that is, any one shrimp is pretty much as the same as any other. The seats are distinctive per flight (a seat on Flight 123 is not the same thing as a seat on Flight 567).
Lots of people made good faith purchases of these $599 passes for legitimate travel, and some of them will be disappointed because others want to game the system simply to see how far they could go with it. Not cool.
You monster.
I hope that's a joke (even though I don't get it).
The number of seats is limited. The number of shrimp (for all intents and purposes) is unlimited.
Actually, the opposite is more precisely true. The marginal cost putting one more person on a plane is minimal, compared to the fixed cost of the flight. The marginal cost of one more shrimp correlates more closely with the total cost of shrimp.
Furthermore, you could apply this to virtually anything. Ever been to an all-you-can-eat buffet? Every shrimp you eat is a shrimp that some poor retiree won't get to eat.
You monster.