I think that the invention called "Iphone" has it upsides and downsides in society. Now it`s easier to connect with people and stay connected as well. You can also find information much easier. I`ve been using Iphone 4 for 2 years now and I can easily say that I`m addicted. Maybe not so much to the actual phone, but to all the apps that I can use through it. I check Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other stuff many many times every day, starting when I wake up and ending just before I go to sleep. Sometimes it feels like it´s only your own fantasy that stops you from what you can use it to.
But on the downside can I sometimes feel that I get less social when I`m actually hanging out with my friends. We often take up the phone when we´re watching a movie or something. Not because something has happened, but because that`s what we normally do. So I can relate to what Rosen are saying in the article, “The great thing about the iPhone is that we carry it with us all day
long. The bad part is that we carry it with us all day
long.”
All and all I believe that we have to accept the fact that we are living in a time where Iphone and other smartphones are something that are here to stay. In our private life and at work. It makes things a lot easier.
The cell phone makes things a lot easier. And sometimes it makes it harder too. What bothers me and sometimes even frustrates me is when a friend or colleague constantly checking their cell phone over a lunch or meeting. That behaviour makes me feel invisible and unfocused. My advice is to let the cell phone stay in your pocket among friends. You might discover things you never thought of before.
SvaraRaderaI agree with what you are saying and are using my iPhone in a similar way. One thing that you stated was that you are becoming less social when you are hanging out with friends. That is something that I have noticed in my own behaviour and I believe we all should try to not look at our phones as much as we do when we are interacting with friends in the real world.
SvaraRaderaAt first I thought it was sad that we are less social when we are spending time with friends if we bring our smartphones. But I do think the smartphones compensate for that, because for like 10 years ago, we couldn’t meet our friends this often, because we were expecting a phone call or an email. But now, we are more flexible, and can to this at the same time.
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