It is the year 2020 and the human race has been enslaved by
the machines. But instead of a self-aware artificial intelligence system like
the Skynet, it is the simple smartphones that have taken over the world this
time around. Sounds very Hollywoodish? If the results of a recent survey are
anything to go by, then such a scenario is much closer to being a reality than
a plot of a Sci-Fi film.
If this is what slavery means, I am afraid the smartphones’
plan of taking over the world is already working. Don’t trust me? Look at how
many people stand in lines to be the first ones to get their hands on a new
iPhone, or how the Nexus 4 sold out in less than 20 minutes after Google
launched it last week. These are troubled signs people and it seems a war for
survival is almost upon us!
Countries like the UK, USA and South Korea are the first to
have been affected. In a country like UK usage of smartphones have increased
nearly 40-times in the past 2-3 years. Of the people surveyed about 37% of
adults and a whopping 60% of teenagers admitted that they are highly addicted
to their smartphone. In the US about one third of the population would
rather give up sex for a week than a mobile phone and a shocking 70% were also
willing to give up alcohol for their phone. The level of addiction in South
Korea isn’t far behind either, with the country being the only place in the
world where you will find rehab clinics for internet and smartphone addicts.
I for one am already a victim of these deadly smartphones. Besides
lusting over most of the phones in the market, I’m unhealthily attached to my
current phone. If you shadow me throughout the day, you will know what I mean!
On an average I check my phone every 5 minutes. Besides calls and text
messages, I check my mails, Facebook, Twitter and all the latest news on my
phone. In the mornings even before I’m fully awake, the first thing I do is
check my phone to see if I’ve received any emails or updates when I was asleep.
I also enjoy reading the day’s news on my phone rather than on a newspaper. It
has become such an important part of my life that I can’t imagine how I lived
with a feature phone for so many years.
It is always better late than never. I have forgotten that you do write. i don't like to advise but just suggest, keep on writing and do not deprive old people like me to read such interesting articles wrote in a satapathy manner.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you Sambit!! There was a time when I would say I shall never waste money on something like a phone.....but today I end up blowing my salary on the phone which is such a necessity for me ...
ReplyDeleteDear Sambit,
ReplyDeleteLuckily, till now I did not fall into the trap of Smart Phone, despite the fact I own one. Most of the time I am using it to make a Skype call. But, I totally agree with your point. I seen many people who check their phone in every 1 min.