I think that sometimes this can be a misinterpretation. I know that many older people accuse kids of not being social because they are always in their phone or on their computer. Maybe this was more founded in the past before the internet. Now, though, so much time spent on our devices is actually spent communicating. We are constantly writing messages. As technology and internet speeds get better, we are doing audio and video chats more and more often. Often times, when somebody is spending a lot of time on their phone, it may just mean that there are more interesting people online than in new proximity.