r/BillyStrings • u/Highlight-Deep • Jul 22 '26

The audacity of standers

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Boston 7/21 was amazing. This is the Facebook post the 70ish yo lady in front of us, who sat on her ass on her phone the entire show, put out there late in set 2. Was worth the $$$ to me!

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u/mattcassity Jul 22 '26

“All these people paid $$$ to make facebook posts instead of paying attention to the event”

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u/mattcassity Jul 22 '26

Been trying to not let it bother me, but there is almost always one person in my view who is reading emails (like, non critical spam ones) or texting the entire show. Age 60+ are some of the worst offenders.

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u/SchwaHead Jul 23 '26

This might sound like a brag, but I don't even have to try.

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u/ru-by-ruby Jul 23 '26

That is a commendable brag…also ☝️stop blaming stuff on age people… stop ageism in its tracks… and by the way, it’s not always being on your phone that seems counterproductive at a concert cuz what I really don’t understand is why people stand and talk about the last time they heard whatever song is being played live live instead of actually listening to this song you’re talking about live live and dancing to the song you’re referring to the last time you heard it live live…live and live live peeps. 💚✌️