Social media can be a problem, but smart phones are way worse. Smart phones can be very useful, but I don't think it's worth it. The problem with smart phones is the exact thing that makes them useful; they fit in your pocket. People wouldn't have nearly the addiction to social media that they have if they had to use an actual computer to access it. Even a laptop isn't really that convenient. You generally wouldn't take one with you if you didn't have a specific task to complete with it outside your house. Even then you couldn't just pull it out whenever you wanted. I'm a bit extreme on this because I think even dumb phones were a mistake. I remember complaining about how addicted people were to texting when I was a kid. Having advanced technology with you at all times disconnects you from the moment more than Myspace, or Friendster ever could have. Even beyond that, people don't realize how much having a camera with practically unlimited film takes away from the moment. Some people I can't take on hikes because they have to stop and take a picture of every little thing as if they're going to look at all of it. You used to have to buy expensive film and go get it developed at a lab. This reserved pictures and video for important memories like birthday parties, or family reunions, but now pictures are just trash data of random shit that nobody has any emotional attachment to. Bobby Allison, a racecar driver, lost his two sons to the very sport that brought him fame and success. Now he keeps a picture of them in his wallet and sometimes looks at them and cries. That was something worth taking a picture of and keeping forever. It's not cheap like a picture of your food on Instagram. I remember people thought it was quite queer that practice when Instagram first came out because they were still in the mindset that you took pictures of important things. It's all narcissistic that anyone would give a shit what you're eating; and after you look at it once, it becomes junk data. It doesn't become an important memory in the family album like your daughter's wedding photos. Does anyone even make family albums anymore? Where can you even get a picture printed; digital, or otherwise? Anyway, the point is, these people couldn't even enjoy a fucking meal without pulling out their stupid phone and taking a picture of it that no sane person would give half a shit about.