Honestly, it's bizarre to me. I've grown up and only recently started to notice this obsession. A few times before the start of class I've sat there counting how many people were glued to their phones. Oftentimes, more than 75% of the class had their heads down. I'm a sociable introvert, I like to talk about meaningful things; ideas, concepts, stuff that help me to understand myself and others. Studying abroad at the uni of Alaska majoring in 9/11 and bush conspiracies and minoring in art history it's safe to say I'm fucked. Nevertheless, I think many people are afraid of silence. Something that is encouraged in eastern cultures and mysticism. I'm not saying a good conversation is a bad thing, I'm just saying in order to truly understand yourself and this world you have to sit in silence and look within. Only then can you truly feel comfortable with yourself. We all have insecurities and for many people wasting time by swiping up, down, left and right is only a temporary escape.
And when in comes to the shy person, it really does suck because shy people are the ones in most need for communication. There souls want to socialize and now more and more people choose to devolve. Everything is happening so fast. REPENT, PRENT, buy smaples!! BUY SMAPLES