Get used to the thought that the next generation(s) will see us as idiots. Uneducated idiots who spend most of their time glued to their touch screens, consuming the dopamine generated by the algorithms of the apps.

Just like how we see the smokers from the 60s, 70s, portrayed in TV series where they're constantly smoking. No matter where, in the office, in the elevator, on the plane... and we laugh about how idiotic those times were.

The same way, the next generations will think about us. How we hang in front of our mini screens like stupid dopamine junkies. While today, we feel as cool as the Marlboro Man back then.

How will they communicate without smartphones, you ask? No idea, maybe a small watch or a wristband with a phone and voice interface. Or if Elon manages it with a few diodes on the temples, which the subsequent generations will then make fun of. 

 I'm actually more optimistic and happier after reading this. 

 endless search for pleasure...  

 I pray you’re right, I think first we need to get future generations off the devices if we hope to have a generation capable of these thoughts. They’re becoming addicted much earlier than any previous generation. 

 might already be the present generation 

 on the other hand there's maybe a difference in societal pressure to conform to tech versus smoking; now some people need instagram to get a job or go on dates