distracting

Guess wrong, and the error is imperceptible at first; but lined up in text the letter looks awkward, the typeface distracting.

I would argue that drawing comparisons between the two is relevant and not distracting.

Sure, some people have a problem with the phone, but I don't think the phone is necessarily at fault for people distracting themselves.

Your sentiment is in the right place, but it seems distracting to bring them up in this case.

However, the pervasive wtf undercurrent here in the comments actually makes it colorful yet oddly not too distracting.

Mac OS X does this; such icons are less distracting and it's easier to see details at small sizes.

You're not paying to get something in front of unwilling eyes and ears, distracting them from what they actually wanted.

But any distracting noise adds to cognitive load, and since you're being paid to use your cognitive abilities, productivity suffers.

Beyond being very uncommon, it's also distracting even to people who do understand it.

Solve them problem of 'him' and maybe open offices will be less distracting?

But when you are traveling for work, anything that's not work is distracting.

For me, these analogies were, while probably important for the author, utterly distracting, annoying and disgusting.

"USian" is distracting enough that I'm taking the time to write this reply.

You may feel better banning an activity that you feel is destructive, but you shouldn't be so naive as to assume your ban will have any effect on individual human motivation when dopamine is involved--it's deferring the problem, and distracting from the factors that predispose an individual to "destructive behavior" in the first place.