Is technology taking over parenting?

I believe that being a parent does not necessarily mean having children. Having duties/responsibilities in society to protect the younger people makes us all parents.  A few days ago, I bumped into a group of teenagers arguing about stuff they read on the Internet and comparing it to their own boring parents’ 2-hour lectures (as they said). They were all so engrossed with their smart phones, disregarding any advice; they ever received from their parents just because they felt their phones were smarter and less wordy!