The problem with music
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Seriously, there is also a problem with everyone over-exaggerating every thing they see, and getting angry about things that don't even exist. This is a great example.
"Everyone is always on their phone! No one is watching the show!"
If I go to a show, there's a good chance I just went to hang out, or see some friends and kind of check out the show. I'm not necessarily a super fan of the artist.
But even if I am a super fan, I'll probably be texting people a bit when we get there so we can find each other. Maybe texting some before we leave to go somewhere else. At some point the artist's set will get a bit boring, so maybe I take an instagram or check what other people are up to. It's no big deal. So maybe I look at my phone a few (or ten) times during the performance.
So, Jack White (and the rest of us) look at this crowd of people where 10% to 15% of them are looking down at their phones at any given time and we're all like, "OMG KIDS THESE DAYS ARE SO FUCKED UP WHAT IS WRONG WITH SOCIETY".
But really, it's not that big of a deal.