[dangus]

That was in the era of $10 shows.

If I am paying $700 to see Lady Gaga you bet your ass I’m taking some pictures.

I actually find k-pop shows somewhat refreshing because there’s zero negative stigma for wanting to record pictures or video. I can easily tell that Gen Z/Alpha has no problem enjoying themselves and even dancing while recording a video.

If a phone is blocking your view the venue is designed wrong, or you have the rare concertgoer who doesn’t know how to hold their phone in a way that preserves the view for others, which is rare for the younger audiences. (I don’t go to venues with flat floors anymore. Often they weren’t even designed for concerts in the first place).

[pjmlp]

For what, to say "I was there"?

[dangus]

Because I enjoy watching the videos later.

I don’t know why the techno-reactionary assumption is that the kids are just doing it for clout online, or that the kids recording aren’t enjoying themselves in the moment. To me, that viewpoint seems like an unsubstantiated assumption, and an embodiment of the “old man yelling at clouds” meme.

I am fully capable of enjoying myself while recording a video/picture.

You’d be amazed at the kind of video and audio quality modern smartphones are capable of taking in a concert setting. The audio quality might even beat the live experience, especially since I need special earplugs to be able to enjoy most concerts without them being too loud and washed out.

The smartphone doesn’t have the same problems that human ears have.

Modern telephoto lenses and video stabilization are incredible. My phone can literally see the stage better than my eyes can.

[wolvesechoes]

> My phone can literally see the stage better than my eyes can

Feel sorry for you. Try spending less time in front of the screen.

[dangus]

What I mean is that I’m physically far away in the venue. My vision is far from perfect. My phone has 8x optical zoom.

I feel sorry for you, because it is probably challenging to be so judgmental and supercilious.

[wolvesechoes]

> I feel sorry for you, because it is probably challenging to be so judgmental and supercilious.

No, it's in my nature, it comes without effort.

[shibapuppie]

Why take pictures at all? Why did our grandparents bother to photograph anything at all, ever!

WE ALL KNOW THEY WERE THERE!

That's how you sound.

[pjmlp]

Except they didn't photograph every little second of their lives, they enjoyed the moment.

[dangus]

I’ve turned myself in to the police because I wasn’t enjoying the moment enough. I regret my crimes. I know better now to have exercised free will too extremely.

[pjmlp]

I hope bail wasn't too expensive.