Keep in mind, your generation grew up with minimal technology, so what kids have nowadays seems excessive. However, they grew up with technology already at their fingertips, so they never knew a world without electronics.
It's a good thing, to be honest. My little brother is growing up with more educational materiel at his fingertips than I ever did and automatically knows his way around new devices, which will be immensely useful in his life (mine too, probably). iPads and stuff are probably this generation's equivalent of our VHS tapes and antennas.
Hell, when we have kids (assuming that the human race does not infertility itself to extinction; yes, this is happening in every developed country; yes, it will happen everywhere eventually.), it's likely we'll be in your place, clinging to screens and phones when there is so much better.
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