Here’s a thought: The idea that people having a smartphone is something negative and maybe even “dangerous” is similar to the idea that people having a gun is the big issue that causes danger.
In the goyishe velt, gun control is supported by the left wing type thinkers and the opposition is on the right.
In the yeshivishe velt, the internet/smartphone “problem” is viewed as bigger of a deal the further to the right you go.
I would venture to say that 95% of you reading this are of the hardcore republican types who would in a flash say something like “Guns have nothing to do with the issue here. The problem is Islamic Terrorism. People who only want to kill us and will do whatever it takes. Guns are only a tool that some of them use. But most people know how to use guns properly, and they need to have them for their correct purpose…”
But a smartphone is different because chazal say…