I'm trying to point out that we're talking about 'entertainment' nothing more.
So when we talk about what they contributed to society, I think it's mostly that. It's not some life altering service in any benevolent way. I would think it's more likely life altering in the negative way. It started out as a useful thing, it turned into a monster turning addiction into profit.
> Why do you care how other people choose to spend their time?
I don't, we were discussing what it added to society.
> Is it the technology you don't like, or the people who use it?
It is the long list of abuses of people's weaknesses for profit.