Well, I do agree with the sentiment that people can do what they want, but I think the title AND the picture of the granny with the casino numbers reflected in

Well, I do agree with the sentiment that people can do what they want, but I think the title AND the picture of the granny with the casino numbers reflected in her glasses both describe a real phenomenon, which I might even venture to label a "problem", the above shared sentiment not withstanding. All evidence anecdotal and all opinion my own: First - have you seen the phone games (some of) these old people are playing? "Dumb" is not an objective label of course but.... have you seen them? Second - I think it's definitely possible that there are seniors out there blowing their social security on gambling games. I think there are a lot of things wrong with that. Third - Even ignoring "dumb phone games" I'm seeing people that I would have always said have no use for a computer (my father, age 74) compulsively getting their phones out and staring at them in contexts that a lot of people his age (including him, I wager) would have definitely considered rude just a few short years ago. I catch myself doing this, even though there is literally nothing for me to look at on my phone as I deliberately don't have social media or games (other than Chess, ok) so that I don't do this. For example, I might pull my phone out at 10PM on a Saturday and open ThinkOrSwim before realizing it's not changed since Friday, obviously, and won't til Monday morning. Yes, this is my own personal problem, but I doubt I'm alone, and most people have a lot more distracting shit on their phones than I do. Yes, it's my opinion and you don't have to agree, but I do think this broader phone addiction thing is a problem and I will qualify that as: something that is making our species less capable of survival in the long term.