Are We Addicted to Technology? (Thao Tran)

Top 10 Signs of Cell Phone Addiction
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/top-10-signs-of-cell-phone-addiction/

The article brings up the top 10 signs of cell phone addiction to which any of us can be addicted. These ten signs are ranked from 1 to 10 and listed in an increasing level of addiction order.

10. The amount of money spent money on upgrading or on convenient accessories is more than that they have paid for the phone themselves.

9. The number of applications that are installed to the phone. If someone has about 30 different applications which are all useful to the user, they are addicted to phone.

8. All appointments, meetings are set into the phone to remind the owners what and when to do things for the day.

7. How people get deep into understanding and updating the information about their phone right by their phone.

6. People start to give up some of their living necessities or standards to cell phones.

5. How often people charge their phones. The more often they charge the more addicted they get.

4. People feel like they “lost friends” when they lost, broke or damaged their phones.

3. It becomes the number one topic when people have the same concerns about the same phones meet together.

2. People feel totally lost when they find out that their phones have gone.

1. People are so addicted to phones that they cannot leave for even one moment and finally “use in the washroom”.

You can find this article either funny or interesting, but it actually alarm people who have any of the signs listed above. It has been going too far to the very first purposes of cell phone. I personally have a cell phone for emergency purpose because I drive. And I usually shop for the very standard package which includes unlimited incoming calls and free outgoing calls after six on weekend. Finally, I would like to say that I really appreciate people who have made huge changes in technology so that we can have more convenient life. However, I would rather spend my spare time on gardening or reading than stick myself to the things that has annoyed me with it ring tone.
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