Quote Originally Posted by Kaptin Keen View Post
Just imagine the world before cell phones: It must have been chaos! How did anyone know what everyone else was doing every instant of every day for the entirety of their lives.

Un ... be ... lievable.

If someone can't keep their hands off their phones for 3-4 hours, they don't play at my table. Of course, my friends are as old as I am, so ... it's frankly not an issue, at all.
I believe that you are talking past everyone, as far as I can see people are arguing that the occasional text or update over your phone is absolutely ok (things like telling your SO you are going to be late or an update on a home situation, etc), meanwhile you say "How did anyone know what everyone else was doing every instant of every day for the entirety of their lives. ", which hasn't been implied by anyone.