You brought bag up interesting points. Smartphones and their corresponding apps are highly addictive. If I misplace my smartphone I get serious withdrawal symptoms. On the other hand, you can do so much more on a smartphone than you used to. For example, is it a bad thing to deposit checks over the phone?It saves me time, money and the environmental impact of driving back and forth to complete this task. The same can be said for reading digital newspapers vs getting a physical copy.