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RE: Do the smartphones have a damaging effect on our life?
Ah yes. I recall being in social situations where I didn't have much to contribute to the conversation in the room, so I decided to spend time on my phone.
Boy, did I receive backlash for that.
Yes, phones help to kill time. I often use them at traffic stops or when I am on a bus and have nothing to do. But I still think that people should do their best to find common topics for conversation, they should try to do it at least. We have even an expression in my country: "Communication is the key to success."
And it is even worse when a person does not listen to what other people say. I think it is bad form. For example, I can tell something to my sister`s husband to know his opinion about the situation but instead of the answer to my question, I often hear something like: "What did you say? I did not catch you!" And it happens because he is always busy staring at his phone. Nowadays, there are a lot of people like him and as a result the quality of communication suffers a lot. But it is only peoples fault as technologies were created to make our life more comfortable and only we ourselves should be responsible for our deeds.