But I'm precisely pushing back on the dichotomy you're presenting -- it's not an either/or choice about a screen vs hearts and minds, or sharing with friends vs. with the person next to you.
You can have both -- you can have all of it. Record a couple of minutes, share with friends, and make friends next to you as well the entire rest of the concert and have those memories. Plus, you can multitask. Even if I'm filming a quick bit of a song, I'm sure as heck enjoying the music and experience too! It's not like I stop listening or looking. :)
That's not necessarily false, but it is missing the point.
The problem artists and other people have isn't that the individuals recording are having less fun, it's that they're ruining the show for everyone else.
If I'm seeing a band I love live, I want to see the band. I want to pay attention to the way the frontperson interacts with the audience and the expressions they make as they sing. Those are subtle details, and someone holding a bright shiny rectangle above their head and blocking my view is distracting.
But I'm precisely pushing back on the dichotomy you're presenting -- it's not an either/or choice about a screen vs hearts and minds, or sharing with friends vs. with the person next to you.
You can have both -- you can have all of it. Record a couple of minutes, share with friends, and make friends next to you as well the entire rest of the concert and have those memories. Plus, you can multitask. Even if I'm filming a quick bit of a song, I'm sure as heck enjoying the music and experience too! It's not like I stop listening or looking. :)