&gt; I don&#x27;t even know what people do all day on their smartphones<p>This is a mindblowing thing to hear. You really don&#x27;t know that people use cellphones to keep in touch with friends?<p>Did you miss the last 10 years or something?<p>I have friends all around the world who I don&#x27;t get to see in person and I want to maintain those friendships through chat and social media bc they are very meaningful to me. I&#x27;m constantly on my phone.<p>Sure a desktop is more convenient, but I&#x27;m not at my computer all day. The phone lets you have an ongoing conversation. Without them you&#x27;d only be able to talk with people when you&#x27;re both sitting at a computer.... Or you&#x27;d have to send long messages and wait hours to hear back from them; which is less dynamic and engaging.<p>At the same time it does allow you to have pauses in the conversation, so not only can you take the time to think and for instance write a thoughtful response, but you can also easily do other things in the mean time. You can buy groceries and chat and then stop for a minute when you&#x27;re at the checkout counter. So it&#x27;s vastly better than making a phone call