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This video shows our possible future as we are becoming more dependent on technology. It starts now with Nomophobia which is a fear of being without your mobile phone. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2141169/The-biggest-phobia-world-Nomophobia--fear-mobile--affects-66-cent-us.html <-- This link suggests that 66% of everyone who has access to a mobile phone suffers from this phobia , making it the one of , if not the biggest phobia in the world ( which is why whenever I can , I turn my phone off and leave it in a separate room). The specific fears of this phobia are included in the link but I will list a few here : 1. Losing reception. 2. Running out of battery. 3. Losing sight of the phone itself ( most people just believe this part is related to the increasing costs of mobile devices, which is a valid argument in my opinion). The fact that it exists though is just sad for our current generation ( considering there are still kids starving in Africa or sold/forced into being soldiers , much bigger fears to handle in my opinion). I don't think technology is bad by any means however, I just believe we should lessen some dependence on it. Yes technology increases efficiency and raises our standard of living yes, but obviously there are adverse effects to that ( Nomophobia is just one example). Anyone reading this I challenge you to decrease whatever dependence you have on electronics , maybe read a paperback book instead of a digital copy , set a limit for how much tv you watch, read your local paper instead of checking online for news.
This video shows our possible future as we are becoming more dependent on technology. It starts now with Nomophobia which is a fear of being without your mobile phone. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2141169/The-biggest-phobia-world-Nomophobia--fear-mobile--affects-66-cent-us.html <-- This link suggests that 66% of everyone who has access to a mobile phone suffers from this phobia , making it the one of , if not the biggest phobia in the world ( which is why whenever I can , I turn my phone off and leave it in a separate room). The specific fears of this phobia are included in the link but I will list a few here : 1. Losing reception. 2. Running out of battery. 3. Losing sight of the phone itself ( most people just believe this part is related to the increasing costs of mobile devices, which is a valid argument in my opinion). The fact that it exists though is just sad for our current generation ( considering there are still kids starving in Africa or sold/forced into being soldiers , much bigger fears to handle in my opinion). I don't think technology is bad by any means however, I just believe we should lessen some dependence on it. Yes technology increases efficiency and raises our standard of living yes, but obviously there are adverse effects to that ( Nomophobia is just one example). Anyone reading this I challenge you to decrease whatever dependence you have on electronics , maybe read a paperback book instead of a digital copy , set a limit for how much tv you watch, read your local paper instead of checking online for news.
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