Of course, having a smartphone doesn't really force you to check it obsessively every two minutes or be literally glued to its screen. To me at least it's nice

Of course, having a smartphone doesn't really force you to check it obsessively every two minutes or be literally glued to its screen. To me at least it's nice that I can check e-mail, Twitter and the web while not at home or ask a service for directions. But I don't feel in any way forced that my life needs to revolve around this little computer in my pocket. I can still enjoy my surroundings and talk to actual people. Heck, I sometimes even miss calls because my ringtone defaults to “no one else should be annoyed by it” but that's ok – just because I carry a cellphone doesn't mean I must use that connectedness at all times.