Exactly, I've been net-addicted since .. uh, BBS culture in the late 80s, and I almost never use my smartphone but have my laptop or computer screen in front of me most of the day. I don't feel much better held together than my teens with their phones.

You are absolutely not the typical person. The vast majority of people, and 100% of the people born after 2007, are deeply affected by smartphones. I know I am!