Sometimes you see someone standing perfectly still on the sidewalk, locked into their phone, people passing them on both sides. After a while they sorta snap out of it, look around to reorient themselves, and continue walking. I've watched people stay in this locked state for hilariously long times.

I call them lost souls.

We've all been there in one way or another but seeing someone in that trance, from the outside, is very disconcerting. These phones are no joke.