It's really a pointed question, isn't it, but cigarettes, and alcohol, and gambling, and porn, these are recreational, optional pursuits.

The smartphone and social communications are something which have been woven into the fabric of society, into our daily lives, our recreation and employment alike, our consumerism, our interaction with government agencies and next-door neighbors.

So unlike the dude standing in the "no smoking" section with a cigarette, this epidemic will require far more intestinal fortitude and introspection for us to ultimately confront as detrimental, and it will be far more difficult for us to extricate ourselves from its tentacles.