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You should just accept the slower driving pace and ignore the annoyance they provide.
Kavekk wrote:
As a wise man once said, lights can be fucking distracting.
Elinda wrote:
Jophiel wrote:
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE SEEN!!!
My laser-like focus on the lawn caused them to die! :(
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Spoonless the Silent wrote:
You should just accept the slower driving pace and ignore the annoyance they provide.
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
lolgaxe wrote:
Uglysasquatch wrote:
Jophiel wrote:
Uglysasquatch wrote:
I'm not sure there's too many non-safe environments involving texters, but sure, that's a downfall of mine I guess.
Damn. Beat me to it.
So yeah, I can ignore and even appreciate otherwise annoying people here, but this is a place of discourse. A theater is a place of shut the fuck up and pay attention. Most emotions occur relative to the individual's expectations. e.g., people have the reasonable expectation to watch the movie quietly, but the expectation is violated, yielding either a fight, flight, or resign response. Most people will either resign themselves or choose the simplest fight response (glaring/shushing).
Oooh, I like glaring with a disapproving look.
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
Oooh, I like glaring with a disapproving look.
Spoonless the Silent wrote:
Uglysasquatch wrote:
Oooh, I like glaring with a disapproving look.
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
Belkira wrote:
Yeah, that light is freaking annoying. It's distracting. It has nothing to do with focus.
Also: If I can't text back, I'll text back...? WTF?
Also: If I can't text back, I'll text back...? WTF?
Almalieque wrote:
If you text me, unless I'm unable to text back, I will text back.
Unless I'm unable to text you back, then I will text you back.
Nadenu wrote:
Ok seriously, who the hell ever gets an EMERGENCY text?? Really?? I've got an emergency and I'm going to ******* TEXT someone??
True, I was just making a distinction between something important and an emergency. The point of my statement was that people can forget something important as we all do and or have done once in our lives.
Almalieque wrote:
Belkira wrote:
Yeah, that light is freaking annoying. It's distracting. It has nothing to do with focus.
Also: If I can't text back, I'll text back...? WTF?
Also: If I can't text back, I'll text back...? WTF?
Almalieque wrote:
If you text me, unless I'm unable to text back, I will text back.
Unless I'm unable to text you back, then I will text you back.
Ah, I read that wrong, my mistake!
Belkira wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
Belkira wrote:
Yeah, that light is freaking annoying. It's distracting. It has nothing to do with focus.
Also: If I can't text back, I'll text back...? WTF?
Also: If I can't text back, I'll text back...? WTF?
Almalieque wrote:
If you text me, unless I'm unable to text back, I will text back.
Unless I'm unable to text you back, then I will text you back.
Ah, I read that wrong, my mistake!
It's all good.. ;)
Almalieque wrote:
Almalieque wrote:
If you text me, unless I'm unable to text back, I will text back.
Unless I'm unable to text you back, then I will text you back.
I didn't misread that, but it also still makes no sense. If you turn off and/or ignore your damn phone while watching the movie, then you wont be "able to text back". It's a choice. You're choosing poorly IMO.
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Nadenu wrote:
Ok seriously, who the hell ever gets an EMERGENCY text?? Really?? I've got an emergency and I'm going to @#%^ing TEXT someone??
True, I was just making a distinction between something important and an emergency. The point of my statement was that people can forget something important as we all do and or have done once in our lives.
If it's so important that you must check and respond to it while in the theater, then it's important enough for you to get your *** out of the theater and deal with it where you're not bothering anyone. Nothing that you can respond to while still sitting down watching a movie can possibly be important enough to justify responding to while still sitting down watching a movie. I suspect you are placing far far too much importance on texts you receive. Unless someone is dying, or requires your assistance, or any of a number of things which would all require that you leave the theater anyway, then it's not important enough for you to justify responding to while watching the film in the theater.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
gbaji wrote:
I didn't misread that, but it also still makes no sense. If you turn off and/or ignore your damn phone while watching the movie, then you wont be "able to text back". It's a choice. You're choosing poorly IMO.
It does make sense, but is a little awkwardly worded.
I am firmly on the side against texting in a theater, and I honestly don't understand how anyone could be against talking on the phone in a theater but not be against texting in a theater. It's the exact same disruption. A movie is a visual-audio experience. If you are talking on the phone or speaking loudly to your friends, you are disrupting the audio experience for other people. If you are flashing the light on your phone (texting), using a laser pointer on the screen, or blocking the view then you are disrupting the visual experience of a movie--which I consider to be even more important than sound.
The argument that people should ignore the bright light someone has on to text is equally valid for ignoring laser pointers or ignoring talking on the phone. You can't argue against one and not the others.
Edited, Jun 8th 2011 5:17pm by Allegory
Allegory wrote:
The argument that people should ignore the bright light someone has on to text is equally valid for ignoring laser pointers or ignoring talking on the phone. You can't argue against one and not the others
However, I disagree that they're the same. Because you can ignore one thing, does not mean your able to ignore another, especially when it's a different sensory altogether.
As well, it was never that one should ignore it, so much as failing to was simply an inability to focus or as I later ceded, a choice not to ignore it.
Edited, Jun 8th 2011 7:24pm by Uglysasquatch
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
The pointer I could probably ignore for the most part. Talking on the phone would depend on how loud they were and how important the dialogue in the movie was to the movie itself. It probably wouldn't phase me an action flick.
That's starting to enter the territory of degree. Obviously quieter talking is more acceptable than louder talking, and dimmer/smaller lights are more tolerably than larger/brighter lights.
I think the clincher though is that it's a completely voluntary behavior and one most people can and are expected to avoid. Most phone conversations (text or talking) that occur in the theater are not time sensitive and something that could quite easily be delayed or taken care of before. By using your phone during the movie you are saying your immediate reply to this message is more important than the enjoyment of everyone else in the theater. It shows the talker holds little concern for other people.
Edited, Jun 8th 2011 5:32pm by Allegory
Allegory wrote:
gbaji wrote:
I didn't misread that, but it also still makes no sense. If you turn off and/or ignore your damn phone while watching the movie, then you wont be "able to text back". It's a choice. You're choosing poorly IMO.
It does make sense, but is a little awkwardly worded.
Yeah. I guess it technically "makes sense" in that there's sense to it. I guess it's more that I just don't agree with his assumption that watching a film in a theater also includes a broad "text you back" ability. To me, you *aren't* able to text back in that situation. I mean, I guess technically you physically are able to, but you shouldn't be doing it. It kinda goes to the whole debate here.
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The argument that people should ignore the bright light someone has on to text is equally valid for ignoring laser pointers or ignoring talking on the phone. You can't argue against one and not the others.
This. You should refrain from doing anything which would detract from others film enjoyment. I just think it should be a common courtesy thing. Unfortunately, it seems like what used to be common isn't so much anymore.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
gbaji wrote:
If I'm on call, I'll glance at the thing and if it's important I will walk out of the theater to deal with it. Because that's what polite responsible people do. And yes, I have on occasion missed parts of films because of this. But I'm not going to make everyone else in the theater suffer for my own convenience. That's just selfish as hell. And I'd never even consider doing this just to carry on some inane conversation with someone. If you're doing that, then why are you in the theater?
Oh god, I agree with gbaji
Gbaji wrote:
I didn't misread that, but it also still makes no sense. If you turn off and/or ignore your damn phone while watching the movie, then you wont be "able to text back". It's a choice. You're choosing poorly IMO.
Why would you turn off your phone if you have silent and vibrate? That's the whole point of having those two modes. What if there really were an emergency and you missed it because you were watching a movie? Once again, unless you're flying, then there really aren't too many reasons to have your phone completely off.
The only other scenario that I've encountered is going to Secret/Top Secret environments. Even then, there's often a drop off place for your phones.
Gbaji wrote:
If it's so important that you must check and respond to it while in the theater, then it's important enough for you to get your *** out of the theater and deal with it where you're not bothering anyone.
So, you think walking in front of people, covering parts of the screen and causing people to make way for you not once but twice is LESS annoying than a quick text response? I would love to see your logic on that.
Gbaji wrote:
Nothing that you can respond to while still sitting down watching a movie can possibly be important enough to justify responding to while still sitting down watching a movie.
False. That's a matter of your own personal opinion. How about someone looking for something in your office, room, house, etc. I could get up, walk in front of people and the screen just to say "it's inside the x" OR, I could just text it.
I'm not promoting texting in the theaters, I'm just stating that there can be legitimate reasons to text and you shouldn't complain about it.
Gbaji wrote:
I suspect you are placing far far too much importance on texts you receive. Unless someone is dying, or requires your assistance, or any of a number of things which would all require that you leave the theater anyway, then it's not important enough for you to justify responding to while watching the film in the theater.
Not at all. I suspect that you are placing far far too much importance against someone making a text in a theater. Like Ugly said, I can see how it can temporarily distract someone, but to the point where you can't concentrate on the movie, I'm not yet buying. As I said, I'm going to the theaters some time this week and will take notice on it to solidify my opinion.
Allegory wrote:
Uglysasquatch wrote:
The pointer I could probably ignore for the most part. Talking on the phone would depend on how loud they were and how important the dialogue in the movie was to the movie itself. It probably wouldn't phase me an action flick.
That's starting to enter the territory of degree. Obviously quieter talking is more acceptable than louder talking, and dimmer/smaller lights are more tolerably than larger/brighter lights.
Look, the texter is wrong but it doesn't remove the fact that you are unable to ignore something rather insignificant. I'm the same way with other insignificant things: like Alma. Who's fault is that? Mine.
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
Ugly, step away from your computer, take a few breaths, and realize that you're arguing for Alma's obnoxious behavior in his place.
Cut it out.
Edited, Jun 8th 2011 7:10pm by Eske
Cut it out.
Edited, Jun 8th 2011 7:10pm by Eske
Eske Esquire wrote:
you're arguing for Alma's obnoxious behavior in his place.
But if that's how its coming across, then I'm going to stop.
Edited, Jun 8th 2011 8:21pm by Uglysasquatch
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
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The whole "but what if it's an emergency??" think is a crock. Guess what? Before mobile phones, people used to leave their houses for HOURS without being called at all! And if there was an "emergency", they dealt with it when they got back home.
Also, there are times that I don't even take my phone with me! AAAUUUGHHH!!!
Also, there are times that I don't even take my phone with me! AAAUUUGHHH!!!
Nadenu wrote:
The whole "but what if it's an emergency??" think is a crock. Guess what? Before mobile phones, people used to leave their houses for HOURS without being called at all! And if there was an "emergency", they dealt with it when they got back home.
Also, there are times that I don't even take my phone with me! AAAUUUGHHH!!!
Also, there are times that I don't even take my phone with me! AAAUUUGHHH!!!
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Elinda wrote:
Jophiel wrote:
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE SEEN!!!
He was probably referring to the aftermath.
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