The question, has the smartphone destroyed a generation? It has been argued we lose our ability to have deeper, more spontaneous conversations with each other and change the nature of our social interactions in alarming ways. Startling, eighty-nine percent of Americans say that during their last social interaction, they took out a phone, and 82 percent said that it deteriorated the conversation they were in. “There’s not a single exception. All screen activities are linked to less happiness, and all non-screen activities are linked to more happiness, “a professor stated. The different challenges that are plaguing teens has been nicknamed ‘iGen’. Teens who are considered ‘iGen’ are less likely to crave independence and are more likely to stay at home. Social integration is lived on the smartphone making teens feel they do not need to spend time with their friends. While some could argue they are safer at home, the mental health of millennials is far worse than in recent years. It is concerning that for most people social media becomes a substitute and whose self-worth and focus becomes dictated by how they are accepted, wanted and desired by social media. With such alarming and concrete evidence claiming that our incessant technology use is harmful, it’s clear that we need to start looking up and putting the phones down.