I can relate to a lot of those. We actually got pretty lucky here that we were still able to go out and do things during the lockdowns. Businesses were shut down, but we still went camping and did a lot of the stuff we usually do in the summer. Which is funny because everyone talks about how horrible our governor was about locking things down. I was at a NIN concert and we got stuck in the mosh pit. It was the scariest thing ever. There was absolutely zero control or organization and we had to fight out way out. No big beefy guys to rescue us. I also agree, don't call me if you can text me. The one exception is, most of my friends are driving a lot and therefore they can't text, so I get that.
I guess some of these things are just universal, especially among men. Now I am going to say something that might sound a bit snotty.. NIN isn't really metal, especially when they went mainstream so their mosh pits are going to be filled with people the likes of which go to Woodstock headlined by Limp Bizkit, haha. At these smaller shows I think the pits are filled with veterans who know the unofficial rules of the pit. I was at another show with a similar lineup, this time with an English band called Carcass and some skinhead got up on stage and got a hold of a mic and shouted out "white power" and gave the Hitler salute. He was treated very roughly in the pit when he got back down and when he started to harass the younger people in the audience, the pit bosses, so to speak, showed him the door. Security didn't even have to get involved.
Wow, that is pretty cool that they self policed like that. Queens of the Stone Age was the opening act, so it was a little metal before the electronic stuff started. We saw NIN again later at a venue where we got actual seats and it was much better.