Is the "smart" phone slowly isolating us from the beauty of the world

Is the "smart" phone slowly isolating us from the beauty of the world. I see people walking and texting these day, bumping into each other. I see people of the subway only looking at their phones, totally unaware of anything else around them. If an elderly or pregnant woman comes on the train, no one notices anymore.... Sign of the times: Man too busy texting on phone misses amazing whale sight...

 Man too busy texting on phone misses amazing whale sight