I think it's much more insidious than that.
The Chinese are not our friends. They continue to use capitalism not to better themselves and create wealth for their populace, but to center power and control. Their intent is to be the dominant culture in the world.
A great way to do this is to give kids a bright, shiny toy to play with.
Now that every kid in the U.S.
must have a cell phone, this is the result.
Remember when cell phones were supposed to be used by kids only in an emergency? How far we've strayed...