That’s not whining at all. It’s stating. You’re just looking for problems so you can whine about Americans.
I’m not whining about anybody. I don’t see a problem with giving your kid a smartphone. If you can afford it, and you can lock it down to keep them from getting to stuff you’d rather not go for it. As Americans we aren’t limited to “need” we can also do “want”, and there’s nothing wrong with that.