The Smartphone Era

          The irony of this argument/confession is we had a classroom discussion in government about the cell phone’s evolution and the social effect on how we commutate in present day form which, was almost exclusively in text or email. Believe it or not there was actually a time when Smartphone’s or just cell phones weren’t around as frequently and us as a civilization talked among each other or pass letters around in classrooms yes, the original form. Wired, yes indeed but it also wasn’t so long ago.

An argument by Roger Cohen, of NY TIMES opinion pages online, “I am not alone in my illiteracy. All around me I see people struggling to understand, anxious they cannot keep up, outpaced by forces they cannot grasp. With knowledge of, and access to, the billions of people sharing the planet has come a new loneliness. How cold and callous is the little screen of our insidious temptation, working our fingers so hard to produce so little!” –Roger Cohen

            
          This is our plant’s new status quo to seek approval and acceptance more so than ever on our smart phones because of the fear of missing out on the social media outlets. “Once out of bed, we check our phones 221 times a day — an average of every 4.3 minutes — according to a U.K. study. It’s not that hard to believe that study at all. We, as a generation use our smart phones for everything now, but it’s kind of surprising how much the social media’s have a deep impact on our daily lives and routine. Now that the world is online and in tune with everything going on rather if its’s important news or just plain mockery with the latest trends and foodie picture post.  
           
          This argument is very interesting and sadly the truth is an eye opener about how us as a generation take a lot for grant and rely on the smart phones for the latest news and to stay connected in today’s world. Yes, I do agree with author’s claim, evidence, and logic on the smartphone era. The author has strong points about how technology has taken over the way we communicate, interpret news, and gather information. “Technology has upended not only newspapers. It has upended language itself, which is none other than a community’s system of communication. What is a community today? Can there be community at all with downward gazes? I am not sure.”  It’s very hard to disagree with the author’s points because they’re very much valid reasons, with strong evidence to back up his claims. I’m pretty sure we are all not bias to the claims because we use our phones for everything and to be connected to what’s going on around us.