Turkle argues that because people in interpersonal social situations, particularly young people, are often distracted by their phones, they will pay insufficient attention to one another, creating increasingly shallow relationships.
Turkle berpendapat bahwa karena orang-orang dalam situasi sosial yang interpersonal, terutama kaum muda, seringkali terganggu oleh telepon mereka, sehingga mereka tidak memiliki perhatian satu sama lain, dan menimbulkan hubungan yang semakin dangkal.