smartphones; for better or for worse

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By  Asad  Amir  

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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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