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Personally, I'd kinda like to see venues Faraday-cage the concert areas, so people can't get online from them. That way, people could still take photos and vide

by beat 9y ago

Personally, I'd kinda like to see venues Faraday-cage the concert areas, so people can't get online from them. That way, people could still take photos and video, but wouldn't spend the entire concert on Facebook. (Thinking of this due to a favorite venue of mine, the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, that has basically zero cell phone reception from the floor.)

elsurudo 9y ago
The problem with this is that many people have that thing out every other song, recording video, and blinding me.
- usrusr 9y ago
  As a tall person, I tell myself that the small person in front of me is just trying to use the camera as an improvised periscope to get a glimpse at the stage. I always thought that was just a private joke I had with myself, but now that I think of it I can't remember ever seeing a fellow tall person doing the camera thing. There might be a grain of truth to it. (Now I hope nobody starts calling out Jack White as a sizeist for not allowing electric periscopes)
  - badwolf 9y ago
    As a short person. This is something I've done at almost every concert or show I've gone to. I'm there to enjoy the music. Usually will snap a couple pics so I can at least see the stage for a moment instead of heads and shoulders.
nxsynonym 9y ago
I think photos and video are way more distracting than someone not paying attention. If I pay for a concert ticket I don't want to be forced to watch it through the phone camera of the person in front of me.
k1ns 9y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but would this not be a massive security concern? No calls in or out in the case of an emergency seems pretty frightening to me.
- Posibyte 9y ago
  While I wholeheartedly agree, the devil's advocate within me likes to remind that we had been mobile phone-less for years with no major concern.
  - k1ns 9y ago
    A very good point, my age is showing. Personally, I can't imagine a world that isn't connected (even when I was a young kid, my dad had a pager and my mother had a brick cellphone for work).
    - toomuchtodo 9y ago
      > I can't imagine a world that isn't connected It was a glorious time when you couldn't get connectivity in flight or in national parks. The tether has never been tighter.
      - ghaff 9y ago
        In all fairness, cell phone coverage is still pretty spotty in national parks, wilderness areas, etc. And I, for one, don't buy WiFi on planes, in part because I appreciate the time as an opportunity to read books and watch things I often don't have uninterrupted time to. But, yes, as you see on this thread people are growing up today who find the idea of not being able to be reached or to reach someone (even for a few hours) as unsettling. And, if I'm being honest, I've also thought to myself that if I were going off on any extended solo hiking/backpacking these days I'd start seriously thinking about getting one of those satellite messaging systems.
        toomuchtodo 9y ago

by beat 9y ago

elsurudo 9y ago

The problem with this is that many people have that thing out every other song, recording video, and blinding me.

usrusr 9y ago
As a tall person, I tell myself that the small person in front of me is just trying to use the camera as an improvised periscope to get a glimpse at the stage. I always thought that was just a private joke I had with myself, but now that I think of it I can't remember ever seeing a fellow tall person doing the camera thing. There might be a grain of truth to it. (Now I hope nobody starts calling out Jack White as a sizeist for not allowing electric periscopes)
- badwolf 9y ago
  As a short person. This is something I've done at almost every concert or show I've gone to. I'm there to enjoy the music. Usually will snap a couple pics so I can at least see the stage for a moment instead of heads and shoulders.

nxsynonym 9y ago

I think photos and video are way more distracting than someone not paying attention. If I pay for a concert ticket I don't want to be forced to watch it through the phone camera of the person in front of me.

k1ns 9y ago

Correct me if I'm wrong, but would this not be a massive security concern? No calls in or out in the case of an emergency seems pretty frightening to me.

Posibyte 9y ago
While I wholeheartedly agree, the devil's advocate within me likes to remind that we had been mobile phone-less for years with no major concern.
- k1ns 9y ago
  A very good point, my age is showing. Personally, I can't imagine a world that isn't connected (even when I was a young kid, my dad had a pager and my mother had a brick cellphone for work).
  - toomuchtodo 9y ago
    > I can't imagine a world that isn't connected It was a glorious time when you couldn't get connectivity in flight or in national parks. The tether has never been tighter.
    - ghaff 9y ago
      In all fairness, cell phone coverage is still pretty spotty in national parks, wilderness areas, etc. And I, for one, don't buy WiFi on planes, in part because I appreciate the time as an opportunity to read books and watch things I often don't have uninterrupted time to. But, yes, as you see on this thread people are growing up today who find the idea of not being able to be reached or to reach someone (even for a few hours) as unsettling. And, if I'm being honest, I've also thought to myself that if I were going off on any extended solo hiking/backpacking these days I'd start seriously thinking about getting one of those satellite messaging systems.
      - toomuchtodo 9y ago