I didn't think texting in theaters was a big deal either, but a bunch of my friends jumped on me for my rudeness there. Apparently I don't find lights that distracting, but many other people do.
I have found it useful, for anti-cellphone sentiments, to ask if they'd mind me talking to a person physically there in the same circumstances. And if they don't mind the live person but do mind the phone, usually that at least makes them pause and reconsider their perspective.
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I have found it useful, for anti-cellphone sentiments, to ask if they'd mind me talking to a person physically there in the same circumstances. And if they don't mind the live person but do mind the phone, usually that at least makes them pause and reconsider their perspective.