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Have Smartphones Taken Us Over ?

  I hear many people talking about those good old days , with Nokia phones. I, being a 2k kid, have never seen one. Our life was so much much easier , when apple and blackberry were just fruits . Ever since this phone became smart, our social life has been ruined by social media. And this pandemic has made it worse. Why was phone invented ? To talk. That's it. Now we do everything except talking on that phone.I personally regard Facebook as the start of cataclysm . Then came Instagram, Snapchat, etc.etc.etc. People are going to any extent to get likes and followers ( Zachary, the tick tok murder). Honestly, what's the big deal ? Why do I care if you go to your ' prestigious college' or even London or New York for that matter ? It'll only make people jealous. With all the negativity around us, do we really need jealousy with it too ?

Now, I am not saying that smartphones have not benifitted us. From fast transmitation of information to awareness of many issues related to our daily life, it has enormous advantages. But when used for useless things, the whole purpose gets ruined. 

People say social media and smartphones have made us a global village and helped us become closer than ever. I'll tell you what ?  We have never been more distant in the history of human civilization until now. And privay of information and hacking ? Let's keep this topic for another day.

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  1. UnknownApril 21, 2021 at 12:05 AM

    I concur, social media has somehow made our lives more complex and forlorn!!

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  2. Sravan Kowsik GJanuary 29, 2022 at 8:13 AM

    Social media, as you said, does nothing more than harm people's feelings. People only post the perfect parts of their lives. It creates an illusion that their life is perfect and we are the ones missing out. But the truth is that no one's life is perfect, and everyone's life has its own ups and downs. People should realize this truth. That is the reason why I post memes and informational content on my social media often, so that people would at least get a good laugh or that they go with some knowledge. Technology should be used for our good, and not boasting about your life.

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