No offense: I think you're missing the point. Phones are just the vector (that is also a kind of status symbol) for a few powerful types of social needles, each

No offense: I think you're missing the point. Phones are just the vector (that is also a kind of status symbol) for a few powerful types of social needles, each filled with a drug that attacks various mental feedback loops that debilitate you, and that those drugs are business models affecting your kids (if you have any) should cause some concern as society stratifies physically, socially, and economically. Wars and businesses have life spans. This situation becomes life. I think there's a significant difference. YMMV, especially if you live someplace where you can physically avoid the issues which at this point is the most viable strategy.