Words are sharper than a knife

    If you hate someone, give them a phone Part 1

                      Throughout history the way humans communicate with each other had undergone constant evolution. People had used and developed different mechanisms in the attempt to make sure the message sent was received by the intended recipient at the fastest rate possible. Mechanisms such as the pony express, railway post service and the creation of the post office known by us today made communication between individuals more and more accessible for those who depended on it. As modernity excelled and advanced the way people did things, it also had a major effect on how people communicated between each other. The invention of the phone lead society to adapt to as they carried the concept that it would help them communicate with loved ones and friends easier and faster. The email was further added the process of advanced communication and the emergence of it and the phone lead to a significant decline of the post office and the demand for phones and emails.

                       

                        However, this post aims to address the invention of a particular device that has revolutionised the way people communicate or do things. It is a device which is present in every individual’s pockets and bags that they can barely live without, it is the device when go on a train or on a bus oven at dinners and meetings everyone has got their hands on. This device to many is known as a mobile phone or simply just a phone but in reality this device which the size of one’s hand holds devastating powers within it. This post aims to explain the dangers of the phone on society, individuals, children, health and our academic developments in reading, writing, language and spelling and by its end one will understand why such a device should never be given to those you love.   

1)     Phone and society

The need for faster communication between individuals has allowed the phone to be a reality, allowing the intended goal to be established. This notion has allowed people to communicate with each other at a faster rate than ever before in history. Today whether we want to talk to a friend, call the doctor or order pizza, the phone will transmit our intended message in an instant.

This has brought an immense success in the way we communicate with each other, or has it??. Although the phone eases the stress of old fashion communication, it has created a wider gap between society, families and friends. Once upon a time people would read books when you went on the train and the two sitting next to each other would have a friendly chat. Unfortunately, today people are completely glued to their phones without no idea of what is happening around them, two friends who are together can’t even share time together without keeping a constant eye on their phones.

Phones may have positive outcomes but they also have negative ones too

This attitude is having a grave impact on people’s social skills as people begin to lack verbal communication and don’t want to engage in any. People are so into their phones that they see you annoying wish you would be around them to distract them from what they’re doing.   Some people are so addicted that they can’t even avoid looking at their phone while driving, placing their lives and other’s lives at risk because their phone rang or a message was sent. People at shopping centres can’t shop without constantly peeping at their phone’s taking the risk of buying the wrong products or even accidentally spending large amounts of money they did not attend to

Phones have broken societies stability and has become an addiction on its users, some people say to you that they prefer their personal belongings to be stolen but not the phone, some break down when they can’t find their phones all the way to the brink of tears. 

They want to be with the phone and with nobody else and when they switch it off, they feel irritated by those around them and unable to keep eye contact or keep up with the conversations around them without thinking about their phone. The only society these people know is the community within the phone and the one they feel most comfortable with, exiling themselves to a world of lonely hood and isolation due to their addiction.

Thus we can see the damage the phone has on our daily communications and activities to an extent where we have no self-control to even keep it locked away while we focus on something, some arguing that they are only focused on something only if their phone is by their side while they are doing their set task.