Good video, and a good reading.
I honestly think the obsession with phones and Internet is more of a legitimate but socially-acceptable disorder than a cultural trend. You see a lot of creepy things working in a campus’ writing center if you’re not into phones yourself. I’d read essays from people who were repeatedly in accidents because they were on their phones, and talk to people who were texting while I was helping them clean up the essay that was going to get them the grade in the class they were hoping would help them gain employment. I think people are sick, but so many people are sick that it’s treated as normal.
I used to hate that my mom was so often on the landline while I was growing up, but at least it woke me up.