On Apr 4, 2016, MeetMagicMike wrote:
Johnstu I've said repeatedly that I respect and consider the feelings of people who differ from me.

Every time I borrow a spectators phone for either a trick, or if they ask to just take a photo, a top secret selfie of me WILL be included!

On Apr 4, 2016, danaruns wrote:

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On Apr 4, 2016, johnstu wrote:
I hope my reply to Mike set out the difference between being offensive and being invasive.

Your reply to Mike did set out the difference, thank you. Though I think the analogy to burglary is a real stretch.

As for the rest...

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I would let you use my camera app on my phone for part of your performance. If I discovered later that while you had the phone you had sent an email using my email app then I would be creeped out.

...I think you've gone off the rails, here. I was very specific in my post. I asked if I asked a very narrow question: "If I found you in the audience and told you I wanted to take a photo, and I asked you to turn on your phone, open it, open the camera app, and hand your phone to me, would you do it?"

Your answer that you would let me use the phone to take a photo during my performance was responsive to the question. Thank you. The part where you talked about discovering that I had sent an email from your phone and how that would creep you out was not responsive to my question. So I take it by your answer that you are saying that if I told you I was going to take a picture with your phone and you found the selfie later on, you would not be creeped out, so long as I didn't send emails or access other apps. Fair?

III) ...Thinking the selfie is creepy is reasonable opinion that I disagree with. The rest of it seems inflated.

On Apr 4, 2016, gowenmagic wrote:
I've seen street performers do this a lot too. They just borrow the phone, take time, really milking getting the audience in the right position then clearly take a selfie and give the phone back.