I agree. The parents, who also are constantly on their phones are the bigger problem here. Social alienation is always universal. I remember when I was young,

I agree. The parents, who also are constantly on their phones are the bigger problem here. Social alienation is always universal. I remember when I was young, without a phone, I didn't have anything to do but either play alone or play with friends. So if we wanted social interaction we had to meet up after school and tell our parents we were coming in the afternoon. Only later video games came in and we spent our evenings playing those.