I think you're possibly right in that the cons of social media outweigh the pros at this point, but questioning the value of technology is altogether asking the

I think you're possibly right in that the cons of social media outweigh the pros at this point, but questioning the value of technology is altogether asking the wrong question and claiming "the Amish were right" is utter nonsense. It's like a workman trying to blame his tools for a job badly done. Social media is a use-case. There are plenty of other use-cases. Some of them bring value and some of them don't, but that is not the fault of the smartphone.