You are a slave to your cell phone.

The Ecology of Media

In our society, it is considered an oddity to live or be seen without a cell phone. As I write this, my cell phone sits silently in front of my keyboard. Every few minutes, my eyes tend to glance over to it, making sure it’s not lit up; informing me I have a message. When I’m in class, my cell phone sits on silent beside my notebook. In short, my cell phone rules my life. And sadly, I’m not the only one who knows this very true fact. Our society is changing with almost every new technology that is being introduced—the cell phone, being a large player in this game of societal development.

With all the fancy new features of the cell phone: text messaging, cameras, and mp3s, its original purpose is being forgotten. Even now, cell phone companies keep adding new devices to cell phones—we now have smaller, more compact cell phones: easier to hold, and in my experience, harder to find. Their original function has been clouded by all the new and fancy gadgetry which has been added to it. With all these new inventions, were becoming more dependent on the technology.

However, look at all the problems that have arisen from cell phone usage—from accidents to privacy issues. Everywhere you look people are taking cell phone usage overboard. With all this new technology in the palm of our hands, were becoming more dependant. My friend Lina has learned to drive with her elbows so she can text message on her phone more easily as she drives—how scary can we get? Admit it. We, the common cell phone users, are slaves to new, cellular technology.