People today are capable of accessing the internet through their mobile smart device. This puts them in touch with an extremely large amount of information. Although this trend has many positive ramifications, such as inter connectivity between people and the spreading of understanding, it is not without drawbacks. To illustrate this, the effect smart devices have on their user’s memory and privacy will be analysed.
For one, smart devices have caused people to rely less on their memories. For example, sites like Wikipedia make it easy for smartphone users to quickly access data on almost any topic. The problem with this convenience is that it encourages people to commit fewer and fewer things to memory, and this makes humanity’s collective understanding of the world increasingly dependent on machinery. Thus, this is one of the main drawbacks to having unrestricted access to information through smart devices.
In addition to this, smart devices reduce people’s privacy, which can lead to unwanted exposure to public scrutiny and ridicule. For instance, last year a child in America was unknowingly filmed by his classmate while performing an embarrassing dance routine. After the video was uploaded to the internet, this child suffered extreme teasing and ultimately developed anxiety issues. As this shows, the exchanging of info through smart devices is not always a positive thing.
As the above makes clear, smartphone use can weaken a user’s memory and reduce their privacy, two unfortunate drawbacks to a tool that has otherwise been very positive for humanity. These drawbacks will likely remain ongoing obstacles into the foreseeable future.
People
today
are capable of accessing the internet through their mobile
smart
device
. This puts them in touch with an
extremely
large amount of information. Although this trend has
many
positive
ramifications, such as
inter connectivity
between
people
and the spreading of understanding, it is not without
drawbacks
. To illustrate this, the effect
smart
devices
have on their user’s
memory
and privacy will be
analysed
.
For one,
smart
devices
have caused
people
to rely less on their
memories
.
For example
, sites like Wikipedia
make
it easy for smartphone users to
quickly
access data on almost any topic. The problem with this convenience is that it encourages
people
to commit fewer and fewer things to
memory
, and this
makes
humanity’s collective understanding of the world
increasingly
dependent on machinery.
Thus
, this is one of the main
drawbacks
to having unrestricted access to information through
smart
devices.
In addition
to this,
smart
devices
reduce
people’s
privacy, which can lead to unwanted exposure to public scrutiny and ridicule.
For instance
, last year a child in America was
unknowingly
filmed by his classmate while performing an embarrassing dance routine. After the video
was uploaded
to the internet, this child suffered extreme teasing and
ultimately
developed anxiety issues. As this
shows
, the exchanging of info through
smart
devices
is not always a
positive
thing.
As the above
makes
clear
, smartphone
use
can weaken a user’s
memory
and
reduce
their privacy, two unfortunate
drawbacks
to a tool that has
otherwise
been
very
positive
for humanity. These
drawbacks
will likely remain ongoing obstacles into the foreseeable future.