Smart Phones: The Consequences And Effects Of Video Phone
People waiting on the station; people taking on and off; people calling others through phones; people listening to music and on their phones; some people smoking next to the bus station; the systematic repetition of all these actions... This is the image that I had when I was waiting at the bus station at first time in March, 2012.
At that time, I was to go back to home after watching the soccer game in Suwon World Cup Stadium with my three different friends. It was five o’clock in the afternoon in March, and it was freezing cold—I sneezed several times before taking on the bus. Although my parents were worried about it, I ensured them that I would be fine by calling them through phone. For my friends, they could take the public bus easily, …show more content…
I thought it would take my time well, as it was the thing that I could focus on, just like those video games. From there, I have observed that almost everyone, everyone using the bus with their phones. At that time, Korea was facing a great change regarding using smart phones; there were no effects known for the consequences of using smartphones overtime, such as addiction and unawareness of outer …show more content…
The woman who shouted out looked relatively young and well-mannered—did not look like the one who “does not know public manner.” However, the real issue that I observed is that no one knew what was happening—there was no complain or “try” to calm her down. There was, actually, no one taking care of this situation.
This reminded me of “broken window effect,” which states that if there are numerous “observers” of conflict, many of them will not participate directly in that event; rather, they will try to evade the situation that they have faced. The incident in the bus had all the conditions for such effect: many observers, doing nothing on the client, and no change. However, there was a difference existing: the people were using their phones. As the bus passed the light, I picked up my phone, and searched for several news articles that mention the effects of phone usage outside. However, because I was not comfortable using it compared to now, I could not search for information on it. After the twenty minutes of struggle, I managed myself to get back home
At that time, I was to go back to home after watching the soccer game in Suwon World Cup Stadium with my three different friends. It was five o’clock in the afternoon in March, and it was freezing cold—I sneezed several times before taking on the bus. Although my parents were worried about it, I ensured them that I would be fine by calling them through phone. For my friends, they could take the public bus easily, …show more content…
I thought it would take my time well, as it was the thing that I could focus on, just like those video games. From there, I have observed that almost everyone, everyone using the bus with their phones. At that time, Korea was facing a great change regarding using smart phones; there were no effects known for the consequences of using smartphones overtime, such as addiction and unawareness of outer …show more content…
The woman who shouted out looked relatively young and well-mannered—did not look like the one who “does not know public manner.” However, the real issue that I observed is that no one knew what was happening—there was no complain or “try” to calm her down. There was, actually, no one taking care of this situation.
This reminded me of “broken window effect,” which states that if there are numerous “observers” of conflict, many of them will not participate directly in that event; rather, they will try to evade the situation that they have faced. The incident in the bus had all the conditions for such effect: many observers, doing nothing on the client, and no change. However, there was a difference existing: the people were using their phones. As the bus passed the light, I picked up my phone, and searched for several news articles that mention the effects of phone usage outside. However, because I was not comfortable using it compared to now, I could not search for information on it. After the twenty minutes of struggle, I managed myself to get back home