Social media doesn’t rip anything apart. Excessive, unreasonable use of social media favors the breakdown of social ties among people, of which there are already too few.
Ripping social media out of our hands isn’t going to get people to talk and interact with those who they don’t know. It would lead to people staring at the floor, or reading magazines, rather than interact with those around them.
What annoys me royally is the teenager with one white cord dangling from each ear who does not acknowledge the existence of other people. The dumb smartphone doesn’t cause this. It does allow it to thrive.
The breakdown took place before social media/smartphones/ear cords.
I understand what you’re trying to say, and I do agree with you.
Few things annoy me more than watching people walking down the street thumbs aflutter checking social media...... even worse, seeing a family of 4 at a restaurant, all glued to their smartphones, rather than having any interaction with each other — except, perhaps, to tweet to another family member across the table.