they are great for causing car accidents, making you feel very important with each message you get, never giving you alone time, no matter what the situation or where you are.
the most peaceful night I can remember is the power outage in new York city maybe a dozen years ago.
I got back to staten island from manhattan. chatted with my landlord a little. ate some kfc that was still good, and then just lay down in the dark and the quiet and the peace.
My area had a weather-related late afternoon six-hour power-outage a couple of years ago. I sat on my couch and played/practiced my guitar for all six hours. What a great day/early evening -- especially playing in the dark by candle light after the sun went down.
But normally I am permanently attached to my smart phone -- not because I am communicating with anyone, but because it lets me be pretty much always on FR -- to which I am addicted.