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Good, it's only out of sheer luck that nobody was sitting close enough to get sucked out mid-flight. On a full flight people would have died.

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If you look at the widely-circulated video, someone was sitting one seat over next to the hole. I believe seatbelt use is what prevented them from being forcibly expelled from the aircraft. This is another event that shows why keeping your seatbelt on whenever you're in the seat is a good idea.

Will there be a heavy discount for a seat next to the door plug on 737 Max from now on?

Aisle, middle, window, or porch?

Economy-minus section.

I'm going to stop asking the flight attendants to open a window for fresh air from now on.

Why open a window if you can open a door...

I think there was a window that broke on some flight and the passenger next to the window died from hitting the window frame.

I'm not sure he would've with seat belts on.

At a higher altitude and higher pressure difference, without seat belts, 100%.

But few miles in the air with seat belts there's not going to be a decompression that will strap you out of your seat belts.

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