That's an interesting take! The similarities never occurred to me before, but you're right. Your phone even physically resembles the typical vending machine (the vertically oriented rectangle).
That is a major societal problem. They bring out the worst in human behavior.
Oh, wait. I thought you said venting machine. Nevermind.
I thought that of the kindle when it first came out.
I see the iphone as more of a cash register.
And also your Android device or your Windows computer.