I think the issue as a whole is being over exaggerated. Without the cell phone, people would be watching more television, talking on a landline, spending time at the computer, or reading a book. All the cell phone does is bring this things together to one device, with allows for people to consume the entertainment they were already going to consume, at a centralized location.

Fifteen years ago people were harping against video games, thirty years ago people were harping against television, and even further back people were harping against radio and even books. We've reached a point in human evolution where entertainment is a priority, and as long as we view it as a priority, there's going to be people who harp against it.

We all fall victim to it in some capacity, one could even say that your desire to live simply is a form of entertainment, are you also falling into the trap so many cell phone users are?