'Look Up': The Cell Phone Manifesto
The world around us is slowly insulating itself through rapid technological advancements. At the forefront of this change is the onset of a dangerous smartphone addiction. As of 2017, 46% of Americans say they could not live without their smartphones, and this glaring statistic is the impetus behin...
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The world around us is slowly insulating itself through rapid technological advancements. At the forefront of this change is the onset of a dangerous smartphone addiction. As of 2017, 46% of Americans say they could not live without their smartphones, and this glaring statistic is the impetus behind this call to action to take steps towards cell phone regulation. With substantial scientific research, society is slowly beginning to understand the omnipresence of cell phone addiction; however, society has not yet fully understood the gravity of this issue. Excessive smartphone usage has shown linkages to other behavioral addictions and ultimately creates an imbalance in the brain. An intentional regulation of smartphone technology, especially for younger children and young adults, will prevent future generations from developing the same cell phone addiction and alleviate the numerous perils and side-effects that accompany the overuse of cellular phones.
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| spelling | doaj-art-049d9bd280f34c6f92c65cd247716e752025-08-20T03:28:09ZengSimon Dawes, Centre d’histoire culturelle des sociétés contemporaines (CHCSC), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)Media Theory2557-826X2018-12-012210.70064/mt.v2i2.933'Look Up': The Cell Phone ManifestoSophie Beren The world around us is slowly insulating itself through rapid technological advancements. At the forefront of this change is the onset of a dangerous smartphone addiction. As of 2017, 46% of Americans say they could not live without their smartphones, and this glaring statistic is the impetus behind this call to action to take steps towards cell phone regulation. With substantial scientific research, society is slowly beginning to understand the omnipresence of cell phone addiction; however, society has not yet fully understood the gravity of this issue. Excessive smartphone usage has shown linkages to other behavioral addictions and ultimately creates an imbalance in the brain. An intentional regulation of smartphone technology, especially for younger children and young adults, will prevent future generations from developing the same cell phone addiction and alleviate the numerous perils and side-effects that accompany the overuse of cellular phones. https://journalcontent.mediatheoryjournal.org/index.php/mt/article/view/933smartphoneaddictionregulationbehavioral addictiontechnology |
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