Nowadays, smartphones are everywhere. Their sales are increasing every year and it seems like everyone uses them. Some people believe that our everyday lives have only benefited from this invention, by allowing us to go online almost anytime and providing us with a small computer in our pocket. I mostly disagree with this statement for the reasons I will explain below.
In my opinion, smartphones have led modern people to poor social interaction, in contrast to claiming that they keep us connected by being able to go online anytime. One can often observe people who are gathered around a table only to look at their phone screens and scroll online, instead of actually speaking to each other. This was not the case before the invention and rapid spread of smartphone use among people. Now what once was considered everyday human interaction has become increasingly scarce.
Secondly, smartphones can cause a lot of health issues to their users. Apart from radiofrequency energy, constant exposure to their blue light can lead to sleep deprivation. In addition to physical health issues, users might also experience mental health problems by developing addiction. According to scientific research, being able to check your mail and social media on your phone whenever you want can lead you to developing a fear that you will miss something and consequently checking all the time, resulting in getting addicted to interacting with the device.
Overall, smartphones are currently in everyone’s hands in order to communicate and have instant access to information online. Although they are undoubtedly useful to people’s everyday lives, we should not overlook their drawbacks. Instead we ought to find ways to overcome them.