Smartphones
In your view, are smartphones a curse or a blessing?
Nowadays it seems that smartphones have been considered as an essential element for many people. In addition this sort of mobile phones have also been estimated as a problem. We can see it in the last news which suggest that many people can run the risk of their physical and mental health when they continue to use their smartphone, tablet or laptop out of work (Over-working leads to health problems, warns CSP. 2012). In this paper I intend to argue that, in my view, this instrument is not only a needed component but a great resource in our lives because it is part of the human evolution and its new digital era.
First of all, in my opinion, smartphones consist on a system of access to information or many services. Above all they are a social instrument because they are the channel through people socialize. “Smartphones have all the capabilities of a small laptop, plus a much higher degree of ability to interact with their environment. They have cameras, GPS, kinesthetic sensors, and Bluetooth capability. With their high degree of ability to interact with their physical surroundings” (Smartphones: Lifesavers Since 2012. 2012). Therefore I think smartphones are a resource to aid people to consort with. Nevertheless, it could be argued that people are not learning how to interact in real life (as an opposite of virtual life). Thus it could not be a good way of socializing because it could be interpreted as a fake relationship due not to having a face-to-face conversation. However, I disagree with this; I believe nowadays we are discovering new ways of sociability. We could even say these new methods strengthen the in-person relationship because people focus on finding out the personality before the physical appearance, which they could meet after.
Another disadvantage is that some people feel that smartphones isolate or complicate social lives. “People have become «screen slaves» and are often working
Nowadays it seems that smartphones have been considered as an essential element for many people. In addition this sort of mobile phones have also been estimated as a problem. We can see it in the last news which suggest that many people can run the risk of their physical and mental health when they continue to use their smartphone, tablet or laptop out of work (Over-working leads to health problems, warns CSP. 2012). In this paper I intend to argue that, in my view, this instrument is not only a needed component but a great resource in our lives because it is part of the human evolution and its new digital era.
First of all, in my opinion, smartphones consist on a system of access to information or many services. Above all they are a social instrument because they are the channel through people socialize. “Smartphones have all the capabilities of a small laptop, plus a much higher degree of ability to interact with their environment. They have cameras, GPS, kinesthetic sensors, and Bluetooth capability. With their high degree of ability to interact with their physical surroundings” (Smartphones: Lifesavers Since 2012. 2012). Therefore I think smartphones are a resource to aid people to consort with. Nevertheless, it could be argued that people are not learning how to interact in real life (as an opposite of virtual life). Thus it could not be a good way of socializing because it could be interpreted as a fake relationship due not to having a face-to-face conversation. However, I disagree with this; I believe nowadays we are discovering new ways of sociability. We could even say these new methods strengthen the in-person relationship because people focus on finding out the personality before the physical appearance, which they could meet after.
Another disadvantage is that some people feel that smartphones isolate or complicate social lives. “People have become «screen slaves» and are often working