I remember way back when my
aunt got her first iPhone. Her boyfriend at that time had brought it back from
China and gave it to her for Christmas. When she opened it she said; "Thank
you" followed by; "What is it?" No one of us had heard of the
iPhone yet, and little did we know that it would get to us all.
Today I also have an iPhone. But for a long while there, I did not. And I remember how annoyed and irritated I was with my aunt. I was picking her up at the mall this one time, and had not seen her in a while. Her head was all down in that iPhone the whole trip back. Still remember it to this day.
Then my sister got one and the same thing happen there. So every time I was hanging around with my sister and my aunt. They were both sitting there with their cool Smartphones, and I was yelling; "talk to me, talk to me - I am right here" - and then I decided to get one too.
So now, every time we meet, we just sit there. We are in the same room, not talking. Just checking in on Facebook or playing words with friends, or draw something. I kind of miss those days when you sat around a table and played a board game without interruptions. Now you can play the same board game, only you each have your own Smartphone to play on.
So you can say that people get less social, but then again easier to contact. People bring their iPhones, iPads and other Smartphone’s wherever they go. So if you send someone an email, they should not have problem with answering right away. On the other hand, people may also expect you to always answer, and that may be overwhelming sometimes. Like if you want to be left alone for example. You could always turn your device off, but you still feel like people would not be pleased by not being able to reach you.
I was very pleased that we had all the new communication technologies last year. July 22, 2011. When there was a bombing in Norway, followed by shooting. People were calling each other making sure everyone was okay. Someone made a group on Facebook, saying people should put their names in, to let others know they were ok. I believe I was not the only one happy with being able to contact people that easily.
So even though it is a bit sad that people do not talk as much directly to each other anymore, the new communication technologies still have some good sides. Like being able to reach someone when it is life and death matter.
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