Conversation Loses Ground : Cell Contact the New Norm?

I wonder how often this happens and what is the future of conservation and human interaction?

As anyone that has been paying attention, that is lifted the head long enough to take notice, having eye contact and actually speaking to someone is becoming a lost necessity to getting and giving information that will better our lives.

From what I've witnessed of late, this picture is not an exaggeration for the most part, but the new norm as to how we pass the time in close company, or worse, how we avoid having to actually let others know that they exist and care enough to address them face to face.