As one who absolutely hates that the rest of the world seems to be connected to their families and friends solely by some amorphous cyber-space system, may I state simply that any public get-together should forcefully prohibit attendees from being connected in any way to that world!
Any gathering at which I have some semblance of "I am in charge" role will begin with an admonishment that cell phones be completely disabled!
Sorry, but I think modern technolgy has been an adverse influence on our lives!
SWR
