[indoordin0saur]

I'm just old enough to remember pub trivia before it was possible to look things up with a phone. I firmly maintain that phones ruined pub trivia.

[cezart]

Depends on the pub. Where we play there is a gentlemen’s agreement that no one uses phones to help them answer questions

[indoordin0saur]

Sure, but that ruins the ability to just pop into a pub and play with people you don't know (let alone trust).

I have this business idea for a pub in a faraday cage that would make cheating impossible for pub trivia (added bonus: also removes any other reason for anyone to be on their phones!)

[wussboy]

I agree but I think we shouldn’t limit this answer to pub trivia. What other aspect of human society and civil discourse did we lose because we never argue or discuss any more?

[indoordin0saur]

Well it certainly sucks in cases where someone "fact checks" you but they do so before a broader discussion has given them enough context to even know what to google or ask the bot.

[chrisco255]

It turns out the internet has created more things to argue about than it destroyed.