media technology an addiction?

If you sit in a mall or on a train basically anywhere public what are most people doing? Playing on there smartphones or on there ipads. This is seriously an addiction in our generation I bet people don’t go a day without going online or using there phone. I have taken a big notice in this lately working at a food restaurant and all the people playing on there phones and computers while eating. Cant they just enjoy there meal instead of playing on there phones. People get everything sent to there phone from emails, to facebook notifications, and even to conferences. Our generation hasn’t taken a break from technology and we keep furthering it. I mean I guess it isn’t a bad thing but people need to enjoy life and take time away from this technology and have fun in the world with out it. Studying in Australia I thought having no phone I was going to be lost forever and couldn’t stay in touch with my friends and family at home beside email and skype. Honestly it was the best thing ever to take a break from being attached to my phone for five months! It didn’t even bother me I definitely forgot about it when I got home and when I was in Australia I was just having too much fun to even care about a cell phone. I know it’s easy to keep in touch with things your doing but honestly we need a break from it and ENJOY LIFE!