Literally a shittier boarding process because it’s more profitable that way. Freeeee market! 📈📈📈

Back to front boarding is not that great, you want window to aisle boarding.

On a return trip you can just put your stuff in a box and mail it home.

Edit: Unless you live in one of those countries where putting a box in a vicinity of a home counts as delivery.

Right and getting on the plane last likely means you'll be checking that carry on at the gate.

At home I won't wear a pair of pants for more than a day (unless I was only out for like, 3 hours)

But traveling? 1 pair of pants per week, and underwear is generally 0.5 pairs a day, as in I'll wear it for like, 2 days if I can. But if I've been super active I will not be doing that.

As another tall guy, I don't really understand.

My backpack fits under the seat, but it has no impact on what my legs can do, because that's not where the bottleneck is. I don't think legs bend that way to be able to use that space under the seat. My thighs end up wedged between my seat back and the seat in front of me, and they can't really point towards the floor there.

At the same time, there is absolutely zero chance I am letting my backpack with my laptop out of my sight. The airport already made sure I pulled it out and showed everyone that I am carrying an expensive device. If it's my device, then I paid too much to just shove it in a shared bin with strangers' stuff for a few hours. If it's my work device, then I'm not willing to risk any delay in getting my work done, because that's terribly inconvenient for me.

Have flown at least twice a year for two decades and never even heard of an airline overbooking a flight.

The EU would tear you a new arsehole if you tried to sell something that doesn't exist

They will usually announce that they are overbooked and ask over the local section intercom if anyone is willing to take the next flight. You can actually get cash out of it if nobody else wants to go later, sometimes more than you paid for your ticket. Plus a free ticket for the next flight.

If you're not lined up (or late) and the plane is already full, then they can't seat you and you'll have to take a later flight by default.

https://wanderwisdom.com/transportation/why-do-airlines-always-overbook-their-flight

Each ticket assigns you a boarding group, A through C, say. Each boarding group has 60 people in it. When your boarding group is called (alphabetical order) you line up in order at the gate next to a sign that has your number on it. Passengers 1 - 30 of that group board, then when the last person gets on, 31 - 60 board. Everyone gets to choose their own seat, meaning the later you board the more likely you're going to be in the back in a center (not aisle or window) seat, so boarding slows down tremendously by the last few boarding groups.