>I'm not sure how else to describe somebody completely fixated on a small device, resorting to it almost like some security blanket when an everyday problem nee

>I'm not sure how else to describe somebody completely fixated on a small device, resorting to it almost like some security blanket when an everyday problem needs solving. Portable video games like Game Boy, and traditional mobile phones, which no doubt have been similarly derided in the past, offer a poor comparison for their limited scope. The small screen provides some strange tunnel vision I don't care to encounter. This comment from the previous discussion struck me. I remember this and how weird it seemed, how at times people were derided for using their phone in public. It almost seems quaint now. These days I find you get strange looks from people if you don't have a phone on you. Asking someone for the time is almost met with suspicion I find. As though they assume something's wrong with you for not having a phone to check the time.