something different or maybe i'm old

Witnessed a young woman at the top of Laurel Falls in the Smokies, several years ago, who had hiked to the top of this site in flip flops with her cell phone. In spite of all of the beauty (and danger) of this site, she was walking around texting, oblivious to it all. She walked over some wet, slippery rock and her feet went out from under her, and the phone went up in the air and over the ledge. She hit her head pretty bad, and with no rangers present, had to be helped all the way back down several miles to the road to get help. I couldn't help but sympathize and feel frustration at this young woman's ignorance at the same time.