Perhaps the most unintended consequence of these innovations will have the most profound impact: keeping our youth from turning themselves into criminals.

Juvenile crime rates are plummeting, and the leading theory is that it's because all the kids are too busy on their electronic devices to commit any crimes.

"Arrests of juveniles for all offenses decreased 15.5 percent in 2013 when compared with the 2012 number"

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/c...