We were around before cell phones were a big thing.
I didn't like them. They were an electronic leash. They still are.
It used to be if you had something to do you had to leave the house, and the telephone, behind. No one could bother you unless they knew where you were and went there to find you.
Now they just dial your cell number and you are instantly at their fingertips.
It started out you could only make phone calls with them. Then it was calls and texts. Now they are little computers where you can watch t.v. or do practically anything with them.
It started out as a convenience. Now people, kids especially, view cellphones as a necessity and not as a convenience.
I still don't like them. But the maps and navigation are pretty handy when you are in a new city, to be honest.