Recently I was in a movie theatre, doing what you usually do in a movie theatre. I was watching a movie. All of a sudden I was distracted by a R&B song and flashing multi-colored lights. I looked to the source of the distraction, and found out that it was a cell phone ringing in the middle of the movie. I didn't care at all about the ringing and lights, although I was astonished that the owner of the cell phone had answered the call.
This event that took place inside of the theatres was an example of the truth of modern day technology. Today, we live in a world of instant connections and communication. I believe this instant connection wherever you are has many pros to it, since most of us live pretty busy flexible lives that need some way of easy communication. I have however witnessed some reprecussions of the simplicity of communication. Countless times my Dad will get calls from work on a day off or vacation. The world still rotated when poeple didn't work when they weren't in the office. Don't get me wrong, I do believe that cell phones etc. are necessities in life. I really can't see the world at the moment without the current level of communication. I just wonder if and when it could go to far, and if there are solutions to those reprecussions that exist today. Are there necessarily problems in our system?
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Colton,
I really enjoyed reading this post because I agree with what your saying completely. Yesterday, in the middle of one of my classes the teachers cell phone rang. I, and you, would probably expect the teacher to not answer the phone, turn it on silent, and continue with the class. But no, that is not what happend. She answered the phone and walked out side for about 5 minutes. It wasn't an emergency phone call, and im sure it could have been postponed 15 minutes. But it seems like people have gotten impatient these days, no one has to wait for communication or entertainment. What ever happend to sending handwritten letters? Im surprised that mail hasnt become obselete, with enternet connection and cell phones we dont even need to pay our bills on paper either. I can see the mail man in 20 years, he will only be a seemingly historical figure, as say, the milk man is to us now. At one point you said that cell phones are a necessity. Do you really believe this, or that they have just become something so popular that you cant even imagine a world with out them?
Just wait until the new iPhone comes out. People wont just be answering calls in the middle of movies, they might just be watching a whole seperate one on their portable 2x3 touchscreen.
I read a story exactly like that recently. Is this a conspiracy? or just a new social norm?
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