Why are kids these days addicted to internet and iphones nowadays?

Why won't kids ever go outside, skate, play sports, play basketball, listen to music, play videogames, watch tv, ride a bike, go to beach, etc and every teen at my school just is always on their ****** iphone they even use it in the halls not payin attention to their surroundings and they are on the phone all day on twitter tweeting 20 times each hour, taking too many selfies, when will this go away kids need to do something active

Helicopter parents

Because you can do the majority of the things you list on your iPhone and the internet nowadays, i.e. Play sports/skating games and other video games, listen to music, watch TV.

Seriously, when I was a kid, parents complained about kids doing many of the things you want to know why kids today don't do. They used to want their kids to work, do chores, babysit, do homework and study, cook dinner, etc. My parents used to act like if I played outside, I would get kidnapped or something. Those things you listed being replaced with electronics is just a sign of the modern times, and those things will someday be replaced with something else people whine about. And it's not just kids--everyone is on Facebook or email or acting like they always have someone to speak to on the phone or text. My mother is way worse than I'm.