I get nothing but depression from online interactions with other people and nothing but joy with my in-person interactions. I'd rather my kids start drinking and hang out at a bar or develop a smoking habit and hang at a hookah cafe than make 'friends' online to be perfectly honest -- at least that's normal in the grand scheme of things. They wouldn't be the first teenagers to do that and it's healthier for your social life.

> online content

There is nothing that they get from online content on a phone that they would not get better on an actual computer. My children already have computers (raspberry pis) at home and don't need a phone to access content. Plus, unlike a phone, they are able to use a computer to create content which is a much better perspective with technology than the mindless consumption that is now commonplace.