Mobile phones have become an integral part of life in recent years. However, some would rather function without them and be satisfied with personal communication.
A device that the vast majority of people carry with them almost non-stop. This is also the mobile phone, which has become an indispensable companion in people’s lives. No surprise. In the Czech Republic, the growth of users started as early as 1996, as the website recalls Message list. Forward from 50 to 200 thousand and another year later to more than half a million people. Today it is almost impossible to find someone who does not own a cell phone. The small box ensures contact with loved ones, entertainment during leisure time through games or social networks.
Addiction of the younger generation
Mobile phones allow you to listen to your favorite music, watch movies, take pictures. For some they are also an important work tool. They have entered our lives very firmly. However, constant connection with the world cannot be considered only a pleasant benefit. It should also be remembered that this device to people and it takes a lot. It’s mostly about time. Society has become so accustomed to watching the small screen that it forgets the people around it. Personal contact is becoming distant for the younger generation.
They have hundreds or thousands of friends on social networks, with whom they spend a lot of time chatting or sending photos. However, many of them have no real friends to meet in person. This sad problem that is becoming more and more delves into, it may also be one of the reasons why it occurs ban the use of cell phones. It is clear that a large part of society would be shocked and would probably have great trouble getting used to the news. It is not for nothing that mobile phones are sometimes called the cigarettes of the 21st century.
A dream come true for seniors
The younger generation often depends on the small box. They are online almost 24 hours a day, so suddenly they would have a lot of free time. They should learn to interact face-to-face with their peers. In the case of greater distances from families a of friends, the communication experienced in the past would return through letters. More personal, albeit longer. People might also use their newly acquired free time for meaningful things. Spend more time with your loved ones, play with the kids, help those in need, relax, play sports, plan.
All this for the time gained that people spend procrastinating on social networks. Look at other people’s photos, other people’s videos, other people’s lives. It is not surprising that the older generation has not fallen in love with mobile phones so much. She grew up in a different era and doesn’t understand what a small box in her pocket can do for people. The elderly would be the largest possible group welcomed the ban. However, even among the older generation there are many who live with modern technology. The share of people over the age of 65 who use the Internet on a laptop or mobile phone rose to 43% last year, writes the website iRozhlas.
