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No Technology Sucked!

I have recently switched phones from the HTC One V to the iPhone 5, and I can tell you that I do not stay off my phone. Laptops or desktops, yes, I can handle staying away from. But my phone? No. On Sundays, our youth is not allowed to have our cell phones until we go home, so I considered that being my day challenge with no cell phone and whatever technology I owned. It was hard because I felt the need to check my phone, but I couldn’t. I always knew the ‘411,’ so they call it, or the latest news. The way I see changes through out that day was the fact that I wasn’t keeping track of what was going on around the area. Every time I’m using a computer device/cell phone, etc., I’m always being informed. I mainly use my phone to socialize, and that’s how I get informed. I feel like people who don’t have access to these devices get their information off the street, or from a friend of a friends. I know a bunch of people who don’t have cell phones or don’t have access to these that go out and find newspaper ads, or go in to stores and actually ask them if they’re hiring. Teenagers who don’t have access to these probably do their homework in an environment where they can access devices, such as the school, or even the library. Technology is always going to be around, just because someone doesn’t have access, doesn’t mean they don’t know where to get access.

Life Without a Smartphone/Laptop

@v_kono

I admit that I cannot go a day without using my iPhone or laptop. It’s like I’m lost without them. While I was in Ukraine last summer, I experienced being without my everyday devices. Time felt like it went a lot slower. Days felt longer. I felt as though I was free of all worries. If I wanted to find a job there, I would have to actually stand up and walk around the city to find a job. If I wanted to find housing, I would have to also walk and find a house that was for rent/sale. Newspapers only bring the news, and that happens only once a month. There are no advertisements in the back of the newspaper like we have here in America. The schools are traditional. A notebook, a pencil, and a library is all that is available. Access to the internet is very limited. I felt as though I wasn’t ‘in the loop’ of information. That was how I felt until we had internet connected at the place where we were staying. Then it began. It was like time began to slip by in a glimpse. Most of my time was spent on the internet messaging friends, scrolling on Facebook, and watching movies. In my experience, I have found life with these devices to be more simpler. With software like Siri, I can just speak what I want my iPhone to do for me. If I want to search for a job, I can just ask Siri. It is a lot easier than walking around in circles and searching for work at various places. There is really nothing that I can quote from the text about this subject.