>I rarely go to gigs now as the atmosphere has changed from when I first started gigging back in the 20th century. People increasingly seem to go for something

>I rarely go to gigs now as the atmosphere has changed from when I first started gigging back in the 20th century. People increasingly seem to go for something to do and a place to be check in on social media, not to appreciate a band they love. People talk over the music, video pointlessly on their phones, heckle, etc... I've been to a not-large number of various metal shows in the 21st century, including in the last 5 years, and this isn't my experience at all. except for the video part: some people are using their phones to record the show, or take photos. But certainly no heckling, talking over the music (pretty hard when it's that loud), etc. Generally crowds are very respectful in my experience, and are there to listen to the music (and remember it with their phone recordings too apparently). Maybe this shows a big difference between genres?