The Effects Of Cell Phones On Public And Private Space

Research Paper Sanjay Singh California State University, Fresno IT 102-Industrial Computer Concepts and Applications James Thornburgh, Ed.D. April 2015 The Effect Cell Phones and the Internet Has on the Public and Private Space With cell phone use increasing around the world, it would be ignorant to claim that the way people communicate has remained the same as it was twenty years ago. Today, cell phones have not only shown themselves as a convenient replacement to the traditional wired telephone, but can also, rather effectively, replace a home computer for most of everything the average computer is used for. They can connect to the internet, take and share pictures, make posts on social networks, and much more. For†¦show more content†¦This makes cell phones seem like a necessity to the majority of people, even if they led a perfectly successful life before having one (Rosen 457-61). Some would say that the expanding number of cell phone users, being connected to each other at all times, increases communication is not necessarily a good thing. With cell phones becoming able to do more than just make calls, there are more excuses to pull out a phone and use it. Many people, the younger ones especially show signs of obsession with and addiction to their cell phones when they part with it in some way (Leung). When a person uses their phone around other people, they are still physically there, but mentally they are with whomever they are communicating with. In effect, they blend the two circles together. People who talk on their cell phones around other people not only intrude upon whatever was going on around them, but also force what they are doing on everyone by sharing their conversation. Some people have a, â€Å"because I can, I should† mentality when it comes to cell phones, using them wherever and whenever they want, regardless of whom is around. People on the streets may be loudly explaining the particulars of a private subject in the middle of a crowd of people. Surveys show, that the general consensus is that speaking on a cell phone next to someone is rude and annoying, and yet it still happens. With more and