Smartphone Presentation
Transcript: Smartphones: Helpful or Harmful? ISSUES INTRODUCTION Why is This Important? - Despite the term “Smart” phone, these handheld devices are ultimately changing the way people around the world live their lives, and it is not all for the better. The Numbers How Many Americans Own a Smartphone? 18-29 50-64 39-49 Smartphone Ownership By Demographics 65+ Ages 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% Any Cellphone Smartphone 100% 92% 99% 88% 97% 74% 80% 40% - Smartphone Addiction >Nomophobia -Lack of face-to-face communication -Loss of basic skill > Basic math, spelling, reading a map, ability to focus, sleeping, driving, etc. Issues That Come From This - The term, Nomophobia, what researchers have been calling that anxious feeling you get when you misplace your cellphone or your phone battery dies. And nomophobia — short for "no mobile phone phobia" — now has a 20-item test so that the frantic phone users among us can self-diagnose. - A study proved that over one quarter of the tested individuals felt dependent on their smartphone. Among that same group tested, 21% of users could not maintain a relationship with a significant other without the apps of their phones, while 19% said that they could not find new friends without their smartphones. SMARTPHONE ADDICTION... is it real? - Smartphones have become the main outlet for communication. Although smartphones were created to make communication easier, they somehow have developed into items that have caused a block in the art of communication. - Phones have become a pacifier of sorts, a security blanket, and a source of comfort to many. Verbal communication has left the building and imessages have replaced its spot. Lack of Face-to-Face Communication - People can’t read a map. There’s such a dependence to use the phone to give us verbal step-by-step directions that people don’t have a sense of where they are. They have come to rely on a computerized voice to get them from point A to point B instead of their own brain, sense of direction, and ability to look at a map and know where they are. - Autocorrect and tip calculators pretty much eliminate the need to know basic math and spelling. -Smartphones affect our sleep. This makes us less sharp during the day. Many people talk about how they keep their phone by their bed and on during the night and they do it because a text might come in. Going to bed under such conditions won’t allow you to fully relax and get into a deep sleep. -People die at the hands of texting. Tragically looking down for a second or two to text while driving can lead to a fatality. Fines issued by law enforcement don’t seem to deter users from doing this. Ultimately it will come down to people valuing life (theirs and others’) over what they deem to be the urgency of a text. Loss of Basic Skills Visualization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6CBb3yX9Zs Conclusion In Conclusion... During this era, it is clear that smartphones aren't going anywhere, anytime soon. They are upgrading the way people interact and communicate. Although it requires some adjustment to most, they are keeping people across the world connected. While the devices are providing a helpful resource to individuals around the world, the consequences may have a bigger effect that one may not believe. Taking action and realizing these consequences can help redeem the loss of communication and basic fundamentals that Americans everywehre are beginning to lose
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