this is so very true for western societies..every young person is staring at a screen. On a bus, with a friend, eating out, going places, etc...but for in society with lack of 3G, truly high speed internet, our awesome govt. policies, our controlling parents, mobile snatching and our-most-fav load-shedding, this thing is not that prevalent..
one more thing...70% of my social skills I got from playing street cricket, which is on the down low these days