Maybe your friends aren't that way (which is a good thing), but I can't imagine finding such hassling implausible. I mean, have you noticed how people have been about their phones for the last several years? It's ridiculous and the direction of the hassling goes both ways.
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Agreed. Both sides are CRAZY. I get caught up in the craziness every once in a while, before dragging myself back down to sensible-land