@ericwyman said:

I find it hilarious that there is an anti-technology thread...wait for it...on the Internet.

In light of these requests Phish.net will began engraving setlists from granite tablets, during the show. Please bear with us and the noise as we hammer out all of the show notes so as to provide accurate information as quickly as possible*

*please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Shipping and handling not included. Delivery outside the 48 contiguous states will incur additional costs. Sorry Canada!

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Well, I've been guilty of some of the "anti-technology" comments, so I'll respond to this, which I feel is a classic case of reducing the argument to an absurdity. (funny, though) Of course the internet/technology has a really positive role to play in the scene/community. But would you not admit that there is a downside? Like, why do there need to be thousands of people filming the shows on their phones, distracting those behind and around them, capturing crappy video and worse audio, when beautiful audio recordings of the whole thing will be available within hours of the show ending, and professionally filmed videos from the band released the next day? Or thousands of people tweeting and texting through the concert when it only takes a few to provide the much loved services that Phish.net provides?

Someone writing the setlist on their phone and sending it out is great. But I've been next to people who spent the ENTIRE SHOW with that little screen in their face, tapping away. The lack of attention from these people in the audience, in my opinion, is a drag to those around them, and therefore to the entire show.

For me, this discussion came around to talking about this stuff because, for me, the video in question symbolized the misplaced attention many in the audience seem to have, focusing on things other than the music.