Smartphonrs Hurting the Younger Generation
Smartphones Hurting the Younger Generations
Everyone has been in that position where they are trying to have a nice conversation with a friend over lunch, or while hanging out together, and the friend is just plugged into his/her phone the whole time and no word is getting through edgewise. Every time a question is asked to the friend, he/she only answers with an “uh-huh”, a “yeah”, or doesn 't answer at all. May as well be talking to a brick wall, right? A lot of people spend majority of their time texting, on social media, or playing games on their phones while there is a whole room full of people to talk to and things to do that are well worth their time. They lose the chance of making new friends, and deeper connections with the people they already know. Most people who are like this, more plugged into their phones than the world, got their phones at a young age. The most meaningful relationships are made “face-to-face” not “face-to-phone.” Children and teenagers should focus on creating “real-life” relationships instead of concentrating on “electronic” relationships. People opposing to this idea may say, taking away smart phones from young people won 't stop all of them from still becoming reclusive later in life with other technology. Although, taking smartphones away from young people will make majority of them realize that they can, in fact, live without one. Also, they may realize how much closer they can get to the people around them, when talking face to face, and the other things they can do besides posting pictures on social media or playing games on their phones. Yes, they still have other portable technology, but who wants to lug a laptop or an iPad around everywhere they go? It would be and feel really weird and awkward to pull a laptop or ipad out at a restaurant just to check facebook or e-mail someone. Doing this will also benefit future generations when they begin to make friends and when exploring their interests. There is also the fact
Everyone has been in that position where they are trying to have a nice conversation with a friend over lunch, or while hanging out together, and the friend is just plugged into his/her phone the whole time and no word is getting through edgewise. Every time a question is asked to the friend, he/she only answers with an “uh-huh”, a “yeah”, or doesn 't answer at all. May as well be talking to a brick wall, right? A lot of people spend majority of their time texting, on social media, or playing games on their phones while there is a whole room full of people to talk to and things to do that are well worth their time. They lose the chance of making new friends, and deeper connections with the people they already know. Most people who are like this, more plugged into their phones than the world, got their phones at a young age. The most meaningful relationships are made “face-to-face” not “face-to-phone.” Children and teenagers should focus on creating “real-life” relationships instead of concentrating on “electronic” relationships. People opposing to this idea may say, taking away smart phones from young people won 't stop all of them from still becoming reclusive later in life with other technology. Although, taking smartphones away from young people will make majority of them realize that they can, in fact, live without one. Also, they may realize how much closer they can get to the people around them, when talking face to face, and the other things they can do besides posting pictures on social media or playing games on their phones. Yes, they still have other portable technology, but who wants to lug a laptop or an iPad around everywhere they go? It would be and feel really weird and awkward to pull a laptop or ipad out at a restaurant just to check facebook or e-mail someone. Doing this will also benefit future generations when they begin to make friends and when exploring their interests. There is also the fact
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