[zonotope]

I did a lot of partying around NYC (pre baby) where this rule is rare. There are usually close to 50% of the crowd taking selfies, putting the phone in the air to "record" the DJ, or generally scrolling through instagram instead of dancing. I thought this was the norm, but then I spent a summer in Berlin. There, people actually dance, and are there to appreciate the music. The vibe is so much more fun because everyone there is contributing to the energy by actually having a good time, instead of being preoccupied with showing people who are not with them that they are having a good time. I think nightlife in Berlin is so much better than NYC because of a combination of the cell phone rule along with the stricter door policies, and I hope those come to NYC by the time my kid gets old enough for me to be able to go out again.

[PeakShot]

Berlin does this for a completely different reason. Most of the clubs are FKK/kink/drugs zones. Having sticker on the camera stops people from taking photos of others doing the deed, making club goers more comfortable.

In berlin clubs where those things are not allowed, they generally don’t ask you to put sticker on cameras, unless they want to look cool like those places.

[omnimus]

Its not so clear cut why its done. For sure its for privacy which has higher requirements in some spaces but nowdays majority of clubs have no photos rules. Thats trend around europe not only Berlin. Even when there are no stickers there will be no photo signs and bouncer will remind everyone about this.

Imho it helps multiple issues.

[bedobi]

> everyone there is contributing to the energy by actually having a good time, instead of being preoccupied with showing people who are not with them that they are having a good time

this screams "economists, behavioral economists, game theorists, sociologists and anthropologists" would love to study this"

people from all the above disciplines, where are you? this is your phd thesis

[fullspectrumdev]

The bouncers won’t let them in because they would harsh the vibe :)

[bberenberg]

The glue from the stickers needed a solvent to remove from the lens after going out in Berlin and Amsterdam. Ruined my photos until I got it clean.

Generally I like the idea of people not being photo focused and if this is the fix, I’m fine with it.

But, to put Berlin on a pedestal of partying, especially compared to NYC, just screams “I have a very specific and narrow bias of what a good party is”. Let’s stop promoting a city that has formalized racist / nationalist bouncers into a “cool” thing.

[tarboreus]

Don't take your phoen, problem solved