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Can't find a non-paywalled link at the moment but the gist is it's because of phones and the fear of going viral on social media. Some concerts and clubs are no
by OGEnthusiast 10mo ago
Can't find a non-paywalled link at the moment but the gist is it's because of phones and the fear of going viral on social media. Some concerts and clubs are now starting to institute phone bans at the door to create a more friendly atmosphere.
- Der_Einzige 10mo agoRe: no paywalled link Good. I was tired of us acting like we could ignore the blatant act of information being prevented from its freedom by being some caste of monks who knew about the magic words to use the internet archive to avoid it.
- collingreen 10mo agoI think the chilling effect of phones is already stark in this way and we haven't hit peak bodycam-style always-on wearables every generation of tech leaders tries. When glassholes are actually here to stay this will be even worse (or maybe it will be so inevitable people won't care anymore?).
- compton 10mo ago> fear of going viral on social media This seems a bit odd, you'd have to be dancing like a total loon before you got any viral traction. The vast majority of people already dance just by slightly moving their arms whilst gently shifting their weight from one foot to the other. Surely such people don't think anyone would watch videos of their rather lame perambulations? Whereas the people who do dance like total loons would only welcome internet fame. Berlin has banned mobile phones from clubs for pretty much ever, but only to prevent pics of people off their tits causing them trouble at work.