My post was correct and the person who was responding to me is incorrect. I did not mean to sound dismissive -- I intentionally put multiple paragraphs congratulating the artists and praising what can be done with cell phones in order to try to avoid that look. But it is important to realize that these awards are marketing and marketing needs to be interrogated, IMO.

It’s not really about being justified, it’s about being gentler with people. We don’t have to jump all over each other, there is another way.

I think OP will live.

Should that be the standard we hold ourselves to?

When given the choice, choose compassion.

I think the reply was plenty respectful, and the whining to the contrary is just a veiled attempt to derail the conversation.