Last night I came home after dinner to my quad, three of my friends were in one room but no one was speaking, two were on their computers and another was on her phone texting. I told them I thought we should have a day where we don’t use any personal electronics; no computers and no phones; they flipped out. I asked them why they didn’t like that idea, they started giving me excuses, “Well how am I supposed to know when to meet you for lunch if I can’t text you?” I prompted the idea that not so long ago there were no cell phones and people had to make plans ahead of time and stick to them. I gave up the “no technology idea day” pretty fast when I realized my roommates were having none of it but I still think it could be beneficial.

                Phones are not just phones anymore; they are our alarm clocks, day planners, a way to be in touch with anyone at any time, and much more. It is almost hard to imagine that at one point this device was simply used to call one person at a time. I think cell phones are very useful and make life a lot easier, if you need anything you can just pick it up and call whoever or text them in a matter of seconds. If you’re running late you can contact your friend almost instantly and give them a heads up. Phones now can store movies and hundreds of songs it is like having a TV, computer, and mp3 player all in one small device. Not only are there tons of features on smart phones they also are user friendly so that even children can navigate them easily. Smart phones make keeping in contact and storing information very easy, but now it seems like people would rather facetime, snapchat, and text then get together face to face or spend time together in real life, and that’s a little bit sad. Everyone should want to spend time with people that make them happy and even though smartphones are very useful in a lot of ways I don’t think smart phones can substitute real life encounters.