I just read this article, "Why I Dumped my iPhone--and I'm Not Going Back," and it kind of irritated me! This writer claims that his iPhone was keeping him from living life in the present moment -- he spent too much time checking on networks and news online. So he traded it in for a plain, calls-and-texts-only Nokia.
But is the iPhone the problem, or is it his lack of self-control? If he can't keep from checking his Facebook during dinner with his wife, is the device really the issue?
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hear hear! does social media mean we need a whole new rulebook for etiquette? like not texting at the dinner table or not taking phone calls while you're watching a game at coors field. there has to be boundaries or we all risk becoming "crackberries"!
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I actually found the article to be rather refreshing! I think even the definition of self-control with iPhones or other social media has been redefined to a point that our ancestors would think we are completely rude with how we go about our daily lives. Everywhere you go, someone is on their phone neglecting who they are with or being rude to everyone around them (ex. the movies). It's not just the younger generation either, I often times find the worst culprits are adults! This summer I was at Waterworld with my son and had a great time. People were conversing in line, riding rides together and enjoying the day. When we went to where we were sitting for lunch, moms began to take out their phones...at that point I realized, you know what was so refreshing from the morning? The fact that no one could actually have their phones with them. People were engaged in life. I think its nice to hear that someone who used his phone for work, for every venue of his life had a chance for personal reflection to realize that it was controlling him. Maybe its an issue of self-control but maybe its an issue of everyone realizing that the first thing that comes to mind doesn't need to be texted, posted or tweeted. If it can't wait till later to convey to the rest of the world, then maybe its not that important to convey.
ReplyDeleteWell of course his lack of self control was the problem, but I think getting rid of the phone was still a good solution. What better way to curb an addiction than by giving the thing up completely? I don't think his getting rid of it was a pronouncement that it was an evil device or that no one should have one. (Even his wife still has one.)
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