Just Wondering: Is Social Media Destroying Public Interaction?

This gathering I photographed was intended to be a social event to bring hundreds of social media executives together.  Maybe it’s a stretch, but I see irony here — guests seemed to spend more time with their phones than with each other.  This begs the question: Outside of virtual, online sociality, does Social Media make us more or less social in person?

Is Social Media Destroying Public Interaction? — BagNews.