I think it will eventually settle into a net positive - we're just in the Wild West of smartphones still.

I try to use my phone less and less but as someone who loves photography the ability to take a raw photo and edit on my phone is amazing.

I think it won't automatically settle in a good state. We need to actively work towards it. Phones obviously have many useful and beneficial functions, photography, phone calls, etc. It's the engagement hacking from social media primarily which has broken society.