It's happened before. Its not usually relevant when we only showed up to eat. Its usually relevant after a days worth of activities with media that was meant to be shared, and then the day eventually included eating.
The only point is that you don't know what others are actually doing and it doesn't matter what the explanation is.
Even amongst this crowd, disengaging with someone at dinner is rude. The device used to disengage has little to do with that.
I’m saying I don’t care what others are doing. If the restaurant wants people on their phones I’ll go somewhere else. If there’s a party that chooses to be on their phones that’s fine. I just won’t be using my phone or eating on the company of others on their phone.
The only point is that you don't know what others are actually doing and it doesn't matter what the explanation is.
Even amongst this crowd, disengaging with someone at dinner is rude. The device used to disengage has little to do with that.