Phones and Frowns
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by: shahidhussain
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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 Time: 10:56 AM
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It is true that with its dramatic growth over the years, technology has truly served the people according to their demand and taste. Technology has always brought benefits for the human beings in facilitating their life in many ways and raising their living standard. The same is true with reference to mobile phones. The advent of mobile phones has really squeezed this large world and brought it into an entity of human beings. Shrinking its size from a brick to a palm with heavy load of functionality is an evidence that cell phones are the most used and popular devices known to man. But is this device showing the same picture to us?
No. Mobile phones have also caused some negative and undesirable impacts on the whole human ambience. Cellular technology has reduced overall focus on life in the moment. It has diluted our ability to focus and has replaced effective time management with constant and chaotic communication. In my point of view, the above title may be discussed in the following divisions:
Mobile phones and privacy:
With the use of mobile phone, the privacy of the people has been effaced too much. The cell phone has enabled every person to be available at any time. In this way a clear-cut demarcation between work time and personal time has come to an end. The recent introduction of video-capable phones has thrown personal privacy out the window.
Increase in stress level:
Mobile phones have raised the tension level of a common person. Sometimes you do not aspire to attend any phone call because you may be busy in some important meeting or some other task. But when it rings or beeps, it is very agonizing for you and you are very much annoyed at it. On the other hand, the perpetuity and consistency of your significant task drops and as a result you may not attain the desirable results from that work. It happens because you have to possess your cell with you all the time and everywhere as you have been addicted to it. You may not even sleep properly if your mobile disrupts you at that time. And in some cases you even want to throw your mobile and bombard it with something else in front of you with frustration. Same is the case during your holidays when you are free from all your hectic work and wish to enjoy some moments alone or with your family, you are filled with rage to receive any call. All these cases are adding depression to the human minds. In short, it has made the life restless and increased susceptibility of stress and fatigue. The poet William Blake has called this care stricken life a poor one.
Use of mobile phones in institutions:
We come across many school going children and college students holding mobile in hand and busy in either calling, texting or playing games. They do not care whether they’re in a classroom or at home, rather they remain occupied with their cells and waste the great treasure of time. It is understandable that teachers have a fear of students’ cheating using their phones, with nearly every student possessing a phone of their own in the class. The obvious negative aspects to mobile phones in schools and colleges are vast and solid. It is reasonable to assume that mobile phones are a distraction from their learning. If the students are always prone to stick to their mobile and not towards their studies, they may not succeed in the life and, in turn, would lead the society to collapse as a whole because it has become inevitable to get education. Mobile phones are not essential for students, and possess great risks to their fellow students too. You will be surprised to know that some countries like Philippine, have taken initiative to put ban over the use of mobile phone in the school and they have realized the fact that education is extremely a sensitive issue.
Bad impact on society:
In fact, the mobile phone has turned from a technological tool to a social tool. However, there are number of negative impacts on the people too. Mobile phone has greatly affected the young peoples’ peer relationships. They are falling to prey of ostracism which is very alarming. Mobile phones have made vulgar content accessible quite easily which is eroding the society from inside. It is a vehement threat to the society that they neglect even their parents and other important tasks while using mobile phones in any way. Especially the young members take keen interest in such types of activities which have brought us on the verge of deterioration. The mobile phones have made the males and females approachable easily and they are ferociously violating the real values of the society. Moreover, the cellular service providing companies are adding fuel to it by offering cheaper and cheaper packages which have become the source to remain busy during the whole night.
Dangerous result while driving:
The use of mobile phones during driving has proved to be extremely dangerous and has shown horrible results. Even a fraction of a second is enough for an accident to take place if the driver is distracted in any way. And mobile phones are serving as a distraction factor for the drivers. That’s why some countries have stated the use of mobile phone during driving as illegal. It is as dangerous as one is driving after drinking.
Health and environment effects:
It is not strange for you that mobile phones are causing severe types of diseases among the people. Actually mobile phones transmit and receive Radio Frequency (RF) signals in order to communicate. The RF signals from mobile phones fall within the microwave part of the electromagnetic spectrum. This radiation is also referred to as microwave radiation or electromagnetic radiation. According to the research carried out by many scientists, it has proved that these radiations can cause cancer, difficulty in concentration, fatigue, headache, infertility, trigger Alzheimer’s disease and damage to brain cells. You can judge by yourself what type of dire consequences you will have to face in the long run by using mobiles.
In spite of all these curses, we can’t go without it. However it may be improved a little bit so that it may not exhibit the harms at such a large scale. The mobile manufacturer companies must be aware of the above facts and if they may carve out a new formula to extend the features of the next model with better utilization, why do they not think to minimize these dangers and formulate such a device which would be able to mitigate these frowns?
About the Author
This article was written by Shahid HUSSAIN, Development Manager of iMobile.pk. www.imobile.pk is a great Place to buy and sell used mobiles and also read & discuss mobile related stuff.
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