Yeah, but name one thing an old person won't complain about. Everyone had the get-off-my-lawn geezer living down the street when we were kids. Complaining about typing is way over the top, for sure, but I have no problem with a rule that bans talking on the phone in designated areas. Hearing one half of a conversation can be maddening, because it is background noise, but its also coherent. So it grabs your attention in a way white noise doesn't. Having one car where cell phones aren't allowed seems like a good compromise to me, but the limitations should be reasonable. Maybe my typing bothers you, but you shifting in your chair bothers me; where do you draw the line?
>Yeah, but name one thing an old person won't complain about. And I'm totally cool with that. There is, however, quite a difference between "humoring" the old coot and celebrating the old coot. If the "quiet car" bans cell phone conversation, cell phone conversation should be discouraged and forbidden; that's pretty clear. Thing is, if "typing" isn't on the list of proscribed activities, getting up in someone's grille for typing IS NOT AN ACT WORTHY OF CELEBRATION. This article is a lament for a world that never existed reliant on a code of conduct that should not be encouraged. That's my objection.