smartphones; for better or for worse
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By Asad Amir
Smartphones have evolved from simplistic devices to complex gadgets in the past 50 years.
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They have become a big part of our daily lives.
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Phones have brought a whole new meaning to the term multitasking.
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Human beings have evolved to see
their
as extensions of
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“Everyday interpersonal communica>on becomes a burden with technology doing most of the work.”
-‐ Elena Fransen. The Marqueete Tribune
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“We are always communica>ng
but we have sacrificed
conversation for mere
connection.”
-‐ Sherry Turkle. A Flight From Conversa>on
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Our phones have become the objects of our love and affection...
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Our social life is so dependent on our phone that many now feel that losing their phones would ruin
their social lives
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Phones have had a nega>ve impact on our life as we are losing the habit of face-‐to-‐face interac>on
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Despite the benefits of the smartphone, they have had a detrimental effect on our life
which will only grow as
people become more dependent on them
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Only time will tell us if we can ever find true
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SOURCES • h[p://www.nydailynews.com/life-‐style/addicted-‐phones-‐84-‐worldwide-‐
couldn-‐single-‐day-‐mobile-‐device-‐hand-‐ar>cle-‐1.1137811 • h[p://www.canadianbusiness.com/technology-‐news/the-‐future-‐is-‐
mobile/ • h[p://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/289117 • h[p://60secondmarketer.com/blog/2011/12/21/25-‐essen>al-‐facts-‐about-‐
mobile-‐marke>ng/ • h[p://www.ny>mes.com/2012/04/22/opinion/sunday/the-‐flight-‐from-‐
conversa>on.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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