Or maybe like Dungeons and Dragons, Rock and Roll, Harry Potter and other things parents got hysterical about but turned out to not actually lead us into evil. The jury seems to be still out. We don't really know yet if "screens" are bad, but that hasn't stopped a lot of people from pointing their fingers at them.
What we know about screens so far is that they're the perfect distraction and put processing of emotions on hold. That in turn creates a backlog which, as it grows, makes the person increasingly miserable.
Personally I use the amount of screen time as an indicator of how bad I'm doing mentally at the moment.
And therein lies the crux of the issue: we optimised ourselves out of downtime which traditionally allowed us to deal with emotions. Screens are just a side effect.
