It is true the use of cell phones has gained in popularity over the past few decades, making a paradigm shift in the lifestyle of every human on Earth. Although some might suggest banning mobile phones like cigarettes due to their presumably antisocial effects, the suggestion is groundless and should not be implemented.
There are a number of reasons why mobile phones are not as antisocial as smoking. First, people, rather than mobile phones, are the factor that ultimately decides whether or not to engage in antisocial behaviours. In fact, there are plenty of mobile phone users who are even more prosocial than non-users, suggesting an insignificant causal relationship between mobile phones and antisocial behaviours. Second, mobile phones should not be compared to smoking as they are two distinct products. While cigarettes use chemical compounds to directly influence smokers’ brain, mobile phones have nothing to do with these chemicals.
Another compelling reason to not ban mobile phones is that they are necessary to daily life. First, using mobile phones is one of the most efficient and inexpensive ways to communicate with others. Before the appearance of mobile phones, delivering a message from one location to another would require physical travels, costing unnecessary time, effort and money. In addition, mobile phones have functions that enable users to keep contacts, thereby promoting social behaviour and strengthening social connections. For example, people are more likely to lose important contacts and might even forget one another if they do not use mobile phones.
In conclusion, since mobile phones have nothing to do with antisocial effects and smoking, they should not be banned. If any, the net advantage of using mobile phones is still too high to consider banning.
It is true the
use
of cell
phones
has gained in popularity over the past few decades, making a paradigm shift in the lifestyle of every human on Earth. Although
some
might suggest banning mobile
phones
like cigarettes due to their presumably
antisocial
effects, the suggestion is groundless and should not
be implemented
.
There are a number of reasons why mobile
phones
are not as
antisocial
as smoking.
First
,
people
,
rather
than mobile
phones
, are the factor that
ultimately
decides
whether or not
to engage in
antisocial
behaviours
. In fact, there are
plenty
of mobile
phone
users who are even more prosocial than non-users, suggesting an insignificant causal relationship between mobile
phones
and
antisocial
behaviours
. Second, mobile
phones
should not
be compared
to smoking as they are two distinct products. While cigarettes
use
chemical compounds to
directly
influence smokers’ brain, mobile
phones
have nothing to do with these chemicals.
Another compelling reason to not ban mobile
phones
is that they are necessary to daily life.
First
, using mobile
phones
is one of the most efficient and inexpensive ways to communicate with others.
Before
the appearance of mobile
phones
, delivering a message from one location to another would require physical travels, costing unnecessary time, effort and money.
In addition
, mobile
phones
have functions that enable users to
keep
contacts, thereby promoting social
behaviour
and strengthening social connections.
For example
,
people
are more likely to lose
important
contacts and might even forget one another if they do not
use
mobile phones.
In conclusion
, since mobile
phones
have nothing to do with
antisocial
effects and smoking, they should not
be banned
. If any, the net advantage of using mobile
phones
is
still
too high to consider banning.