Everything happens for a reason. I also avoid being glued to the phone and when I hike I put it on silent as I want complete silence. No matter what happens, me responding will not shift the course of events. There was indeed a time when people made eye contact and genuinely talked to one another. They still do now, but there are fewer.Many just look at the phone while talking like some magic fairy would appear out of that piece of plastic. It just shows how blind people can be to the treasure of the present moment. One could appreciate the person in front of them. But somehow 100 virtual unreachable people seem more appealing. I can't get behind the logic of this thought, but it is what it is. For me personally it annoys me if I am with someone that I care about and they sit on the phone. I take it as a sign of disrespect and plain lack of interest. I can't and won't tolerate it. Life is too short to be made less important that an IBrick. Iphone. You name it. Fancy expensive tech plastic which connects you with the world while disconnecting you from yourself.