One teacher observed that the students “sit in the dining hall and look at their phones. When they share things together, what they are sharing is what is on their phones.” Is this the new conversation? Sheryl Turtle examines the young generation and their connection with technology. Yes it is true that more and more people turn to their phones when in social settings or whenever they are in public, but we are not ALWAYS on them. This whole article is basically calling the younger generation robots who need to be detached from technology. This generation is focused on technology because they do not know any better due to the fact they have grown up with iPhones and iPads.
It seems like all the kids these days are always on social media and staring down at their phones. It is irritating because you are excluding yourself from social situations and minimizing your communication skills. If people were to just put away their phones for a couple of hours without looking at them and actually communicate with a group of people it would increase your social skills.
We are all guilty of pulling out our phones at parties, dinners, and any social event… and that is okay. It is the norm to do this now, you just have to know when the right time to do so is. Don’t starting texting your friend or check twitter in the middle of a conversation. It is considered extremely rude and the person talking to you is going to think you are bored to death or just plain ignorant.
Phones are apart of our everyday life and people have to get used to that. Learn when the appropriate time is to take it out and just don’t become a robot who can’t function without looking at your phone every 10 minutes.
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