Smart phones are nipping at dslrs and mirrorless cameras continuity. Smart phones have the advantage of being pocketable, convenient, it can share photos easier and are able to take fairly decent photos. I have my phone with me all the time so I have a camera with me all the time. I have one that's a couple of years old Samsung S10. Sometimes I have my 850 but it is not pocketable or convenient but it takes better pictures than my smart phone.
A long time ago my grand daughter wanted a camera. She was ten or eleven. I bought her a smart phone. She was really excited. A couple of years later she wanted a real camera. I bought her a Nikon d3100 and some books. Then I had the fun of teaching her a little about photography. Whenever I saw her she had her camera with her in a carrier that she had made. She was about fifteen or so. More years went by. Every once in a while a would see a photo of hers in a the Dallas Magazine and Cowboys and Indians. She has graduated from college, owns an art studio in Dallas and doing very well. The other day she showed me her new camera, a Z9 and started telling me what it can do with the same excitement she had with that 3100, big smiles and jumping around on her toes. She still uses the same smart phone I bought her ten years ago. She says, "It's a phone grandpa not a real camera." She has found the excitement of photography.