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Effects of Smart phones
Human beings are living in an era of advanced technology and every part of our daily lives is connected to the science of craft in one way or another. Technological advancement has led to many discoveries, better luxuries and improved facilities that have dramatically changed the life of human beings. Highly developed gadgets and communication tools related to the internet have altered the way in which human beings communicate with each other, behave, use humor and play. Technological advancement has created numerous new ways of electronic communications such as voicemails, social sites, emails and video conferencing. The more developed the communication tools, the farther people are away from each other. Shortening the time we spend on the smart phone can be beneficial for an individual’s psychology, social life, and physical health.
The advancement of communication tools such as smart phones lead to isolation. Human beings have isolated themselves from each other especially in this digital era. For instance, people spend most of their time walking around their small world staring at the screen of their smart phones, iPods and latest mobile device even when they are around others. Several studies by researchers have proved that people who are socially isolated have shorter live cycles as compared to those who spend time with each other. Such people may suffer from psychological diseases (Van Deursen et al. pp.412). . Therefore shortening the time we spend on a smart phone can help manage the whole situation of social isolation.
Development of advanced communication tools has stripped the world of privacy. Most people have used social sites such as Face book to display their life story and all that is happening around their world. Displaying their story on social sites has deprived them of their social privacy since every bit of their lifestyle is known. Secondly, some people with dangerous thoughts use viruses, phishing and hacking to help them obtain confidential information about people. Furthermore, with a few flicks on the keyboard, the average person can find contact information and address of anyone they wish too (Van Deursen et al. pp.415). Lack of privacy has led to increased tendencies of crossing social boundaries such as stalking someone and sharing of unsolicited nude photos it is therefore clear that distancing ourselves from these communication tools will help individuals restores their privacy.
Thirdly, the increased use of smart phones has led to increased rates of deceits. Most people use social sites to display fake lifestyles which in reality are not what they are. For instance, they create fake profiles, especially on dating sites (Van Deursen et al. pp.416). . On the other hand, investigating bodies such as the FBI’s may use these sites to get the information they want from an individual suspect. Most people will only believe these when they witness their colleague being arrested. It is therefore evident that social sites such as Instagram and Face books are full of fake lives. One should take time to thoroughly investigate an individual’s life before disclosing any inf...