We are all guilty of going on a night out to get a cute picture or video with hopes of becoming the next Charli D’Amelio but I have a question: is the pressure to always look photo-ready ruining our wild nights? Is it time that phones were banned in nightclubs?
I think so. I think we need to swap the filters for VKs, replace the digi-cams with good times, and dance the night away like no-one is snapping.
Because don’t get me started on hangxiety: waking up the next morning and opening Instagram with one eye closed, only to find the most unhinged photo of yourself displayed on the clubs page like the Mona Lisa at the Louvre.
It needs stopping at all costs.
I cannot emotionally survive seeing another photo of me kissing some dude or dancing crazily with my girls making its way onto my feed. Forget matcha and TikTok dances, no-phone clubs should be the next big craze.
And yes, I know going without your beloved mobiles and not getting those private-story-worthy images could be hard to get your head around. But trust me, the freedom to enjoy yourself without the fear of going viral will make us all fall in love with clubs again.
You may be thinking: but how will clubs actually enforce such a no-phone rule? Simple: all of us just comply. I mean, surely we don’t need to get a photo of every second of our lives? I truly believe there’s no need to film twelve blurry videos of you and your friends dancing.
I’m not the only one who feels this way, either. fifty per cent of people believe that phones are ruining the dance floor – although 55 per cent of the same people also admit to using their phones while out.
Either way, let’s put the phone away, forget the filters and step back onto the dance floor as it was meant to be – loud, chaotic and real. The future of clubbing isn’t perfect posts; it’s imperfectly perfect experiences that would make icons like Kate Moss and Paris Hilton proud.
