Dani's Blog: I'm Naked without my iPhone: "In class we've talking about media outlets and their influence on how engaged we are with the culture and politics of our nation, and I coul..."
I really like this topic that Dani brought up and would like to expand on this. I know how Dani feels when she says she feels naked without her phone because my generation is extremely dependent on our phones and other types of technology (computers). However,when I was on Spring Break in the Dominican Republic, I kept my phone off the entire week and didn't turn it on even once. And you know what? It felt great. I remember saying to my friend "I wish I could shut my phone off for a week at school!" That would be impossible, though. If I even shut my phone off for a single day here at Lehigh, I feel like I would miss out on several events. For example, today after class I cancelled plans I had made with a friend. What if I didn't have my phone on me? I wouldn't have been able to let me friend know, and she would have showed up to find me not present. Or just now, I got a text from my sorority president declaring a mandatory meeting for our Executive Board at 6 tonight. Without my phone, I wouldn't be present at the meeting tonight.
Shutting off your cell phone makes you inaccessible to others and also excludes you from knowing what is going on in society, as Dani points out. When I find myself bored waiting for the bus or walking alone, I often whip out my phone to read Twitter and see what's currently going on in the world and what my friends are up to.
Is there a point in buying the newspaper and magazines anymore? I certainly would prefer not to spend the money on these readings, especially when I can get a news stream right to my phone for no additional cost.
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