Living Without a Smartphone- Lucas Rendina

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We read the articles, "Here’s what happens when you give up your phone for 24 hours" and "24 Hours Without My Phone," in class. These discussed the experience of going a day without a phone and how millennials/gen Z couldn't do it. Older generations often talk about how reliant younger people are on technology, and frankly, they're right. However, I disagree that this is a problem. Smartphones solve several old inconveniences and problems quickly and easily, in addition to providing an instant source of communication. We can't live without our phones because it would be such a massive inconvenience, not because all teens are addicted. Yes, they are often used for unnecessary social media and games, but a phone's other features are simply how we grew up doing many things. For example, if I needed to drive from my house to New York 40 years ago, I would have had to get a map and plan a route, noting directions and streets. Now, I can just tell a talking computer to show me the fastest way. If I needed to buy something, I would always have to find it in a store. Now, I press a button and it appears at my doorstep. Also, likely the most important aspect, anytime we need to contact someone for any reason, we can do so in seconds, from almost anywhere in the world. If I had to go 24 hours without my phone, I could, as I think many others could as well, but I don't because I have no reason to give myself such a hindrance. The biggest problems would be that I would get bored not being able to talk to people and not being able to listen to music, but I would survive doing things a harder way.Image result for smartphoneImage result for smartphone

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