Just because you feel it's bad to be on your phone while out on a restaurant doesn't mean it is. I'd like to see some psychologists argue for the benefits.
For example instead of communicating with just one person they are likely communicating with 10 to 20. Obviously that communication is of a much smaller scope but it still helps to build connections and a community.
When I see people on phones I think they are reading more and communicating with more people.
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Actually so would I. Of course you're absolutely right with regards to there being pros and cons in relation to everything, but I'd be very surprised to learn the pros outweigh the cons in this instance. It's quite tragic really, the potential to do some great things is there, but the human factor has got in the way of it's potential.
As animals we are hardwired to assume the cons outweigh the pros.
Bad things kill us whereas good things only help us a small amount.
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