celphones are a huge part of our lives. however, now a day almost everyone has either a blackberry or an iphone. with this media, one can check almost anything instantlly. we could check our mails, facebooks, internet, twitter, and anyting we can imagine. we can chat with friends from anywhere in the world as if they where right next to us. however, is this making us more social through greater communication, or are we becoming so dependant on it that we are being anti social.
I for example have a hard time going through a day without my celphone. i constantlly check if i recieve a call text or email. unconciounslly comunication has become instantanious. time where you get home and turn your computer on to view your mails or check your facebook, no longer exists. now we do it all day where ever we are. so by doing this and staying communicated with the world making us more social, or is having your eyes on your phone all day even when you are with people, making you miss out on life and being more anti social. checking that picture someone just uploaded, or those recent updates on twitter can be time consuming and affect those who accompany you. one because it can be annoying, and two because it is like multitasking all day long. celphones are a culture in our lifes and people depend on them way to much
Salo,
ReplyDeleteI think that this constant communication through passive means of internet and cell phones makes our culture anti-social. In the business world, it is important to use the internet to get fast updates and communicate through emails, but this works only to an extent. Although email is convenient, solid business deals need to be done face to face. Without the practice of physical social interaction, our generation is losing comfort with each other and hiding behind cell phones and other mediums. Face to face interaction is undervalued. It allows people to immediately read a persons reaction, thought process, and mannerisms, all of which are hidden when texting or emailing. Many modern day mediums remove the emotion from people, and replace it with accronyms and short hand abbreviations for communicating. This is forming our culture into an anti-social way of life.
Salo,
ReplyDeleteI think that the constant use of electroics as a form of communication will ultimately result in humans not knowing how to interact on a personal level. Many relationships now start online and it will be interesting to note how rare personal interaction may be in our future.
Salo,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Joe, I think that blackberry's addiction in the future will complicate the people's communication face to face and I also know families how have prohibited their sons and daughters not to use their phones all the time ex: during lunch, dinner etc.
Salo,
ReplyDeleteI could not agree more. Blackberry's and iphones take us away from personal connections because we start to visualize each other as just another contact on a long list in peoples phones. Like you said, the modern mediums that we use take away from the person communication.
It is ridiculous honestly on how much we depend on our smartphones in the current day, and even though I say it is ridiculous, I am one of those ridiculous people (sorry a lot of ridiculous in this sentence). Well as funny as it is I think people in the current world depends heavily on these tools and instruments to make communication and interaction between people faster and easier. By faster I mean the speed that it takes for a person to receive a message compared to waiting for a sticky-note to finally reach the destination. Easier, on the other hand, smartphones simply makes people more approachable. It is considered easier to text or call someone compared to walking up in front of everyone else and asking a question. As much as smartphones are great for us, it holds both positive and negative effects on how we, as humans, have developed our skills to socialize.
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