The end of the 3-hour phone conversation. So what?

After the hyperbole about the effects of increased technology on kids, this article talks about "the really nuanced things about the way technology is affecting the closeness properties of friendship." Half of American kids send 50 or more texts per day. Studies show that kids are less interested in face to face meeting. Kids don't have hour-long phone conversations with bosom buddies anymore. Should we care? This article introduces the topic. Article "Antisocial Networking?" by Hilary Stout, published today in the New York Times Style section here.