Taylor Kinton

ENG 112
Mrs. Carroll
July 1st, 2019

What have smart phones done to society?

Although most people now work from their phones nonstop, it is crazy how much you
can do on these phones. Casey said that the U.S. estimated that a smartphone now sits in about
two-thirds of American adults’ pockets. It is absolutely crazy how much people use their phones
for, from talking to people or watching tv, Facebook, Instagram and other apps that they use
daily. It has changed from us just using this small phone to make phone calls to having a small
computer in our hands. It is crazy that a pocket size piece of technology can do so much now.
Sarah stated “our relationship with technology affects how we communicate. But also affects the
deeper ways we interact and connect with people”, according to Dr. Sherry Tuckle. Phones has
affected how we do our daily thing each day.
It is crazy you see just about every person interacting with their phones and barely with
the people around them. When Sarah said “One 2014 study followed 51 kids who spent five days
at an outdoor camp – no phones or laptops allowed. After time spent away from technology, the
child were better able to read facial expressions and identify emotions that they were shown
compared to a group of kids that didn’t attend camp,” while reading this article it caught my eye
because it is so many kids that rather play games and be on the phone then outdoors. With the
new smart phones we have today we can get anywhere that we want to with it, instead of using a
map. We can see what the weather is right there with the device in our hands, look up any
clothing item or shoes, etc. easily; it is crazy how many things we can do with this pocket size
computer.
Social impact has changed so much lately since these smart phones has so many different
things on them that you can download from the app store, now most people barley talk in person
they just on the phones and showing each other pictures or some clothing item, or shoes. I just
don’t see how people deal with it at times, especially when it is family around, you need to spend
time with them; because no one is promised tomorrow, spend the time you have with your family
and friends before it is too late. Just seeing how smart phones have changed so much in society is
absolutely crazy, just don’t see how some people are able to go without them when they go do
something when they lose service, you have to give them a break; spend time with family and
friends before you lose those around you.
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