For me it is the notion that these boondoggles contribute to the normalization of walking in a public space oblivious to your surroundings; pandering to what is

For me it is the notion that these boondoggles contribute to the normalization of walking in a public space oblivious to your surroundings; pandering to what is for a good percentage of people downright addictive behaviour detrimental to their own mental health. It's as if the government stimulated smoking rather than aim for a society where smoking is exceptional and not accepted in public spaces.