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 People recording people recording people recording people…. 
 I’m okay with people recording concerts—do whatever you want (though I don’t understand how they enjoy concerts by watching through their phones). But I hate it when I can’t see the stage because there are a bunch of phones in my view, sometimes even tablets.

I’m not saying I don’t take photos, but I usually do it just before the concert starts to have memories for the future. Everything else, I want to enjoy in the moment. 
 But then you can show your kids the thousand blurry videos of flashlights your phone camera can't even  capture properly and tell them this is what fun looked like back in your days... 
 I love footage of concerts in the 2000s, because of this. Just incredible seeing everyone enjoying the present moment. 
 this is exactly it, it's the social checkmark, points system.

"look everyone, I'm living an exciting life, you should be envious!" 
 So true. 
 So true.