Board:   [fsxNet] fsx General
Subject: Quitting the smartphone
From:    Arelor(21:2/138)
Date:    Sun Sep 13, 2026 11:28

  Re: Quitting the smartphone
  By: Peter London to All on Fri Aug 28 2026 11:15 pm

 >
 > Hi Arelor!
 >
 > Jesus Christ, sounds horrible :D. Why not suggest a retrogaming session
 > without smartphones in the room, wouldn't that increase the retro feeling
 > anyways?

I actually proposed the idea right when smartphone use started to become a problem, and the guy abusing his smartphone the most was extremely hostile about it.

At this point I believe the only way I could make the people here put their phones down is by hiding a frequence inhibitor under a table.

I am not so naive as to believe any person in the group cares so much about me or my feelings that they would change their ways for me. I'd rather bet most people would stop coming if I kept complaining. I suspect that from a social point of view I am only valuable to the group because I provide all of the infrastructure free of cost so it is not like I have a lot of leverage other than withdrawing my resources if my demands are not met. That would put an end to the weekly retro-orgy and I am not willing to disband the group over some assholes abusing their smartphones. For now.


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