I'd pay $99 so that the person in front of me *can't* recline their seat

Perfect, digital bidding app on each seat so you and the person in front of you can see who will pay more for reclining control.

Just know that when this inevitably happens, it’s now on you for putting it out into the universe.

I prefer when they recline as that always seems to give me extra knee room which is the main place that I am most cramped. When they recline the part of the chair where my knees are slides forward about in inch or 2.

You get that for free on some Ryanair planes.

One of the few nice things about flying with them.

I'd pay $99.01 so I can recline again... oh wait, I see where this is going...

Why not? Let’s also reverse the auction, make a C2B market:

I’d offer $300 roundtrip to Lahaina for 5-10 days, airlines? Any takers?

I'd pay $99 to sit across the aisle from you two and giggle.