Cell Phone Addiction

Today 5% of people said they would chose their cell phone over there friends. Will this number increase if technology determinism keeps it's current course?

As time goes on, cell phones in particular are becoming a necessity more than a luxury. The world as we know it relies on technology to function at a fast and efficient pace. Phones connect you with the outside world, and almost always play a part in your career. With technological advances, these concepts are more prevalent.

This also means that if you do not have the latest form of technology, you are behind in many aspects of society including school, daily activities, and personal connections. The picture below demonstrates this, but also shows the disconnection with personal contact.


Younger generations are growing up with technology, already making it a way of life. This supports the argument that the statistic of people choosing cell phones over friends will rise.

Effect of Technology on Community

Technology has undeniably become a major part of society. It has widespread throughout the world and smartphones are projected to be owned by 70 percent of the World's population by 2020 (Stephany Mlot). However, some say this much technology is a bad thing and has hurt our communities. I disagree. I will be arguing that it has merely changed the way we interact with one another.

Malls, restaurants, bars. All full of people and laughter. As you walk down the street, children old and young play stickball in the old car lot that went out of business. The sun beats down on the boys, half of them shirtless, all of them with a baseball hat of their favorite pro team. As the kids round the handmade bases they made from the scrap yard around the corner, a smile comes to your face and you think, "This is community."

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. All full of people and laughter. You just had a bad day at work where nothing was going right. The bad things that happened are eating at your head, so you decide to sit on your couch and open Facebook. A meme of the Presidential debate catches your eye and makes your mood a little better. A news cast comes up on the new addition to the school and you see how it has helped so many people around you. Then you come across your friends profile and see he is having a baby and starting a new chapter in his life. A smile comes to your face and you think, "This is community."

I wrote about these two time periods to contrast how the perception of community has changed. Not gone away, but changed. Community and interaction will always be apart of society, even if we lose some great traditions along the way.

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