What you say is mostly true but I think you are missing a slice of the emotional support animal crowd. For many the animal doesn't really make their lives easier, it makes their lives harder. It's more than enough to manage your own needs while flying, adding an animal is like adding a kid which just sucks in many ways. More needing support or gaming the system, these people just crave attention. People who bring fake service animals into bars do it because they get a lot of attention that they wouldn't get otherwise. It's a whole new world when you go somewhere that doesn't allow animals with an animal, you (or your animal) can become the center of attention). Most of us will never be the center of attention in many venues of our world unless we shit on the floor or bring an airhorn. A few of this crave this a great deal. I fucking hate people who bring fake service animals places, they deteriorate the societies good will towards people who need these animals to get through the day.