definitely survival of the fittest... while sadly his weakness may of really just been momentarily (most likely not, but a moderate thought is better than radical)

that being said... cell phones are pretty useful... mass communications is an integral part of globalism and advancement... I know of several kids with an emergency phone, and that is cool by me... i understand the parental thinking...
of course there are extremes, that we all know of... but we also, all know that humans are innately flawed. I'm sure we have all left a zipper down or lost the keys. The problem is when you teach leaving it down.