No offense taken. My opinions are based on my own personal bias having been stuck behind people trying to put a much too large and heavy bag in overhead storage. Seeing people put apparently fragile packages in the overhead only to have someone else shove a largish piece of luggage into it and oh well, stuff breaks, tempers flare. I just don't want to deal with it any longer. Exceptions can be made for meds and the like, but for the traveler who just wants the convenience of skipping baggage claim while inconveniencing everyone else on the aircraft, I have no sympathy.

Yes, the airlines need to do better with baggage, that's a separate topic.