Cell Phone Zombies and Your Best-Forgotten Past
We've all got someone in our past who we'd rather not meet again. That obnoxous person you once dated. That friend who found way too much pleasure in others' pain. The co-worker who just couldn't stop talking to you about how cool fire was.
We've also seen people I think of as "cell phone zombies." They stumble around campus at all hours, phone jammed up to their ear, not really looking where they're going, listening endlessly and looking forlorn. I often wonder if an all-controlling boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse/keeper is on the other end of the line spewing endlessly and it is the zombie's role to silently listen. Forever.
Today's medianote comes from a recent Los Angeles Times article that discusses the notion that always being findable and reachable via email, text message and cell phone is not necessarily a good thing, especially for young people. (MWF classes only)
***THEN: PHONE TAG ... NOW: PHONE TOSS I forgot to mention in the audio post that students in both MWF classes said they know people who throw their cell phones when upset. Wonder what that sounds like when you're listening on the other end?
Gabcast! Club MediaNote #23
posted by Mike Eberts (AKA Your Humble Blogger) @ 3:22 PM
1 Comments:
I read the article instead of listening to the Gabcast, and it all comes down to one thing between parents and their children...COMMUNICATION! When a child comes up to you and tells you they must absolutely have a cell phone, a computer, and access to the internet all the time, this should be a HUGE warning flag to all parents. It's really sad when we live in an age that cell phone use is being abused and that the abuser is using a cell phone to do it. Parents need to be more aware of their children and their cell phone usage. Constant monitoring is an invasion of privacy. Taking the occasional walk through your child's cell phone as well as frequently visiting websites that includes IM sites that your child visits and keeping up with his or her friends is a good way to keep a short leash on them without them noticing. Because I have had communication problems in the past, I tend to be a little more direct in my speech. I guarantee you, that's not going to stop; especially with the evolution of technology as it stands today and where it will stand 20 years down the line.
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