Kids "enjoying the music" at a Drake concert

That's even tackier than
 

Imma tic'd.

Mesh
When the couple take selfies?
 
 

That just tells me that they were too cheap to hire a photographer.

I read about kids taking selfies on a visit to Auschwitz with their school last year... That settled it for me.
 
I work with younger people who have to be told - and constantly reminded - that you don't text and take messages during a meeting with your boss. How did we even reach that point?
 
Looking at the way we have "evolved" the last 10 years, I feel nauseated. Progress really does a great job reconciling me to mortality (mine and that of others).

Beepster
Well... selfie silliness aside...
 
Isn't that considered bootlegging?
 
Like... the thing kids used to get beat up for by the bouncers for having a tape recorder/camera?

That's back when actual music was being played by actual musicians - whereas poseurs and their "beat" thrive on that crap... ;)
 

Rain
I've heard that social medias like Facebook are trying to prevent people from sharing copyrighted material - including live recording of small bands doing covers... I am not sure how I feel about this.

Well... it's nonsense IMO but I find it kind of sadlarious that an activity that used to literally get people ejected from clubs (and worse) is now totally accepted as cool to do.
 
But yes... there are certain "artists" who could not exist without such fawning and vapid idolatry.
 
Then again, I guess it's always been this way to some extent.
 
Same as it ever was and all that rot.

Rain
I read about kids taking selfies on a visit to Auschwitz with their school last year... That settled it for me.
 
I work with younger people who have to be told - and constantly reminded - that you don't text and take messages during a meeting with your boss. How did we even reach that point?
 
Looking at the way we have "evolved" the last 10 years, I feel nauseated. Progress really does a great job reconciling me to mortality (mine and that of others).

I once interviewed a young guy for a job who sat down, looked at his phone, started typing and said "ok hold on just let me finish this, I'll be with you in one minute." Needless to say, that scuppered his chances immediately. 
 
I saw a video recently in which a guy was filming the kids trapped on the school bus that got hit by the terrorist truck driver in Manhattan. The whole side of the bus was caved in and the kids were obviously in distress. As he filmed the kids with his phone, he was yelling "someone call 911." Seriously dude? People are so desperate to create the next viral video and get attention on social media that their IQ drops to single digits when they see an opportunity. 

Remember when artists themselves would encourage the audience themselves to hold there cigarette lighters in the air and wave from side to side and you would see this sea of flickering lights swaying back and forth, today with the smoking regulations and such they often encourage the use of mobile phones in place of the lighters, of course not necessarily for the duration of the show, but still.

Oh and, Alex...
 
I do keep up with world events.
 
Congrats, Aussies. I honestly thought that referendum was gonna go the other way but ya'll dun made ole Beeps proud.
 
Cheers.

Matron Landslide
Remember when artists themselves would encourage the audience themselves to hold there cigarette lighters in the air and wave from side to side and you would see this sea of flickering lights swaying back and forth, today with the smoking regulations and such they often encourage the use of mobile phones in place of the lighters, of course not necessarily for the duration of the show, but still.

Rain

Beepster
Well... selfie silliness aside...
 
Isn't that considered bootlegging?
 
Like... the thing kids used to get beat up for by the bouncers for having a tape recorder/camera?

That's back when actual music was being played by actual musicians - whereas poseurs and their "beat" thrive on that crap... ;)
 

 
Omfg, that is so true.  LOL LOL LMFAO +1

Beepster

sharke
I once interviewed a young guy for a job who sat down, looked at his phone, started typing and said "ok hold on just let me finish this, I'll be with you in one minute." Needless to say, that scuppered his chances immediately. 
 
I saw a video recently in which a guy was filming the kids trapped on the school bus that got hit by the terrorist truck driver in Manhattan. The whole side of the bus was caved in and the kids were obviously in distress. As he filmed the kids with his phone, he was yelling "someone call 911." Seriously dude? People are so desperate to create the next viral video and get attention on social media that their IQ drops to single digits when they see an opportunity. 

I won't tell the full story here but I saw a pretty brutal accident just as video phones became a thing and some little nut twerper was filming the victims with a sick grin on his face.
 
Let's just say I offered to feed that little bastard his phone and he scuttled off (after he realized I was not mucking about).

Beepster

sharke
I once interviewed a young guy for a job who sat down, looked at his phone, started typing and said "ok hold on just let me finish this, I'll be with you in one minute." Needless to say, that scuppered his chances immediately. 
 
I saw a video recently in which a guy was filming the kids trapped on the school bus that got hit by the terrorist truck driver in Manhattan. The whole side of the bus was caved in and the kids were obviously in distress. As he filmed the kids with his phone, he was yelling "someone call 911." Seriously dude? People are so desperate to create the next viral video and get attention on social media that their IQ drops to single digits when they see an opportunity. 

I won't tell the full story here but I saw a pretty brutal accident just as video phones became a thing and some little nut twerper was filming the victims with a sick grin on his face.
 
Let's just say I offered to feed that little bastard his phone and he scuttled off (after he realized I was not mucking about).

Oh, you ought to have been here the couple of years after 9/11 - you'd think Ground Zero would be this sad, sombre place but in actual fact it was a carnival of grinning tourists taking photos of each other and "souvenir" vendors selling these books of full color photos of the explosions and the leapers. Tourists were buying those photo books by the truckload and they looked absolutely thrilled to have them. 

Apparently, photography isn't for everyone.....
 
or is it?

Moshkito

Slugbaby
 
That just tells me that they were too cheap to hire a photographer.

Nowadays, most of the photographers that do weddings are not worth one third of their price ... and I managed and printed in a photo lab for 10 years ... most of it is way too mechanical, and has no Life" in it whatsoever ... and at the very least, with a hand held device, you know you had fun getting the piccie taken.
 
90% of that "professional" whatever, is not of any value. It's simply an idiot that could afford a nice camera, but has no talent in seeing the "now" moment!

 
My friend Dan Baillie is  a great photographer, and especially good at weddings.
 
http://www.bailliephoto.co.uk/