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I am an advocate of the use of technology to share personal experiences with others. Sometimes I have to stare at someone's ugly iPhone screen when I really want to see CK5's composition. I suppose that's just the way it goes. There are worse annoyances to me at a Phish show, but I understand that for some this is a more grievous offense.
I do feel, however, that a line is crossed when a complete stranger posts a video of me to the Internet. I believe that, once we get beyond this tit for tat debate, that most of you agree.
For those that don't, I would ask you how you would feel if you (or your spouses or kids) showed up in random-stranger videos on YouTube? Would that creep you out? Would you feel in some way violated? Or are you fine with strangers following you around with cameras? If so, I hope you at least acknowledge that you are in the minority here.
Having thoroughly beat this dead horse, let's please try to treat each other with more respect. We're all attend Phish shows because we share at least one thing in common. Perhaps we can do our best to overlook our differences for the sake of the band and scene we are all a part of.