Steve Jobs was a visionary, pushing his team to come up with iPhone. This invention has given mankind a new dimension of communication by bringing people closer virtually but distancing emotionally and increasing dependency on smartphones.
Information is power and Smart phones do the job right by bringing information to finger tips on the go and at same time enabling communication. This information blast has made individuals more powerful with facts, more individualistic & independent, but weaker as a team player in society. We have started to live in a world with txt msg, sms, email, FB likes, LOL, OMG all virtually. When real situation arises sympathy and empathy are unable to be unlocked from oneself. As the interaction with fellow humans reduces, one tends to get deeper into own shell & avoids confrontation, hence forth react less effectively to situational needs. The power of verbal communication with variations in tones and body language that carry emotions are not decrypted appropriately to the receiver virtually.
As one gets glued more to their smart phone, barriers to innovation & creative thinking are developed. Hari Kunzru, British Indian novelist said "Say there are 3 identical looking pizza joints on a street. Two of those might always be empty. The third will have a line of people waiting, checking their phones. There's always one place that's third joint. That's how it works." If this trend goes on, humans may become as idiot boxes carrying phones that are smarter than us.
With any invention there are advantages and dis-advantages. It is for we humans, to say come on lets take the advantage of that invention and make the best for the individual & society. Thanks to Steve Jobs the visionary.
Information is power and Smart phones do the job right by bringing information to finger tips on the go and at same time enabling communication. This information blast has made individuals more powerful with facts, more individualistic & independent, but weaker as a team player in society. We have started to live in a world with txt msg, sms, email, FB likes, LOL, OMG all virtually. When real situation arises sympathy and empathy are unable to be unlocked from oneself. As the interaction with fellow humans reduces, one tends to get deeper into own shell & avoids confrontation, hence forth react less effectively to situational needs. The power of verbal communication with variations in tones and body language that carry emotions are not decrypted appropriately to the receiver virtually.
As one gets glued more to their smart phone, barriers to innovation & creative thinking are developed. Hari Kunzru, British Indian novelist said "Say there are 3 identical looking pizza joints on a street. Two of those might always be empty. The third will have a line of people waiting, checking their phones. There's always one place that's third joint. That's how it works." If this trend goes on, humans may become as idiot boxes carrying phones that are smarter than us.
With any invention there are advantages and dis-advantages. It is for we humans, to say come on lets take the advantage of that invention and make the best for the individual & society. Thanks to Steve Jobs the visionary.
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