‘Without my phone I feel so lost…like a part of me is missing’. A statement we so often blurt out when we lose our phones, either at an event or due to our precarious tendencies. I am careful not to call it carelessness for I am one of ‘those people so I will tread extra carefully, tiptoe delicately.
Our society has been called a number of things…a paperless society thanks to the beauty of technology. We are referred to as a heartless bunch with capitalism being the engine of our advancements in economy. Shameless is another with the extent we use the internet to share every aspect of our lives to the world even when they would care less and with that another descriptive nature comes out. Being 'phone-less' is a term yet to be official with phones being part and parcel of our everyday living, the very intricate part of our personalities, communication needs, business transactions and so much more. Our phones are our banks, dating hot spots…blog spot and every ‘spot’ imaginable. Some of us sleep with our phones at our bedsides, a little bit like having a pet and some never turn it off even for a micro second. For those of us who love communication sometimes we are petrified when we are away from our phones especially when we want to know everything about everything…news,weather,sports,entertainment…you name it. With citizen journalism on the rise, anyone can be a journalist and inform the world on any topic.
A research done by Pew Internet Project in America and which applies to any nation reveals that 67% of cell owners keep checking their phone even when it’s not buzzing,44% sleep with their phones in case of messages while 29% were quoted as literally saying that they can’t imagine living without their phones. This then begs the question: what is in a phone that makes it so valuable? I, for one felt like my world was on a stand still when I lost my phone. It was as if breathing became more difficult by each passing day like I was in a bad dream and I would eventually wake up and my phone will still be there. You might think I am referring to a lost love but am talking about a Nokia 2600-c, not even an android. Later I got an android phone and I thought that maybe that was a blessing in disguise as they say. One wonders is the sense of loss so real because the phone was cool and highly expensive or it is just the many things one is unable to do when the phone is gone. If you are a researcher out there and you are definitely reading this then that might be a niche to consider in your prestigious field, he he.
The funny thing is we complain of how we are so empty without our phones and as soon as we get a new one a sense of normalcy is restored and overtime we don’t think about it anymore and we chase after other things until we lose our phones again and the cycle goes on and on. I have been unable to understand how people have been surviving without phones before, how did they manage for real?!Before I got my first phone all I ever dreamed of was owning one and once I did I hoped to have a laptop then…once I get that I have no idea what is next, he he.
Who am I without my phone? Am I just a boring chic who is not into texting, Whatsap and Facebook and what have you…’analog’ as most would say. With most people fond of strutting around town with phones in hand, it is definitely something that is here to stay….Who are you without your phone?
Our society has been called a number of things…a paperless society thanks to the beauty of technology. We are referred to as a heartless bunch with capitalism being the engine of our advancements in economy. Shameless is another with the extent we use the internet to share every aspect of our lives to the world even when they would care less and with that another descriptive nature comes out. Being 'phone-less' is a term yet to be official with phones being part and parcel of our everyday living, the very intricate part of our personalities, communication needs, business transactions and so much more. Our phones are our banks, dating hot spots…blog spot and every ‘spot’ imaginable. Some of us sleep with our phones at our bedsides, a little bit like having a pet and some never turn it off even for a micro second. For those of us who love communication sometimes we are petrified when we are away from our phones especially when we want to know everything about everything…news,weather,sports,entertainment…you name it. With citizen journalism on the rise, anyone can be a journalist and inform the world on any topic.
A research done by Pew Internet Project in America and which applies to any nation reveals that 67% of cell owners keep checking their phone even when it’s not buzzing,44% sleep with their phones in case of messages while 29% were quoted as literally saying that they can’t imagine living without their phones. This then begs the question: what is in a phone that makes it so valuable? I, for one felt like my world was on a stand still when I lost my phone. It was as if breathing became more difficult by each passing day like I was in a bad dream and I would eventually wake up and my phone will still be there. You might think I am referring to a lost love but am talking about a Nokia 2600-c, not even an android. Later I got an android phone and I thought that maybe that was a blessing in disguise as they say. One wonders is the sense of loss so real because the phone was cool and highly expensive or it is just the many things one is unable to do when the phone is gone. If you are a researcher out there and you are definitely reading this then that might be a niche to consider in your prestigious field, he he.
The funny thing is we complain of how we are so empty without our phones and as soon as we get a new one a sense of normalcy is restored and overtime we don’t think about it anymore and we chase after other things until we lose our phones again and the cycle goes on and on. I have been unable to understand how people have been surviving without phones before, how did they manage for real?!Before I got my first phone all I ever dreamed of was owning one and once I did I hoped to have a laptop then…once I get that I have no idea what is next, he he.
Who am I without my phone? Am I just a boring chic who is not into texting, Whatsap and Facebook and what have you…’analog’ as most would say. With most people fond of strutting around town with phones in hand, it is definitely something that is here to stay….Who are you without your phone?
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