I was just reading an article mourning the loss of MagicBands. The point was that instead of having to look at your phone all day, try to arrange something on a little screen, miss all the magic around you, you could just use your Band to do everything. Granted, you still had to add FPs throughout the day. But I agree with the OP. Disney is pushing this big time.
Obviously, it's all about those push notification. You know, where they "push" an idea your way to spend some extra money at the parks. It's a profit generator. Can't blame a company for that. Unless the whole point of going to a place like this is to feel the magic. I find zero magic on my phone, but that's where I'll be looking all day. I guess the wife and kids will still get to take it all in. But someone has to be the "designated Genie" on the trip.