Any technology can be overused / misused, etc.
Texting, Smart phones, Facebook, Twitter...Internet, etc, etc.
ALL of these can be used meaningfully or destructively...
It all depends on the individual. Technology itself should NOT to be blamed.
Some people automatically blame ALL people who use social media, smart phones etc as a blanket statement, either because they don't live in an environment or experience situations where they can (or need to) use such things in a meaningful(or any) way, and feel resentment towards even those who are smart enough to use such tools in a good, productive way. I've often see situations where those of us who tend to use technology or social media in a meaningful way get often lumped together with teenagers who abuse smart phone use and base their lives on texts and internet/social media, etc.
It's not that simple. Not all people who use smart phones / internet / social media are dumb.