Why people snub their friends with their phone

Smartphones have made multi-tasking easier, more understandable, and at times compulsive. But in social settings, these devices can lead to a form of contemporary rudeness called phone snubbing, or phubbing, the act of ignoring one's companions to pay attention to a phone.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210809105911.htm