A part of me always felt that the mobile phone we have today is a nuisance. Got nothing to say at the table when you’re with other people? Get the phone out and go onto social media apps! Ironic. Having a conversation with someone? Oh wait, hear that? You just got a text! 10 minutes later, what were we talking about again? Sitting in the car with a driver? Oh dear god, is that a message beep!? Jesus Christ, keep your eyes on the road!
I know I sound like some naggy person but these things do happen and frankly, I’m quite annoyed with it. I mean, I wouldn’t mind texting if it were just for simple short stuff like, “I need sugar. P.s. get me some fruit loops” or “what time is the party at?” but for a conversation through texting? You must be out of your mind. Face-to-face > texting.
So, recently, I watched a video called, “A World Without Mobile.” As the title suggests, it is literally about a world without mobile but still has the features and apps from the mobile. Fun video (fun world too if it existed), but ridiculously absurd. If the world didn’t have the mobile phone, I’d imagine that we’d be living exactly as we are right now, considering that the computer still exists. The only difference is that more people would probably prefer to stay at home to use their computers and we’d be more isolated from each other because we can access communication through emails, skype, internet. Another difference would be the erasure of the phrase, “No phones at the table” and an increase of this one, “GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE FOR DINNER OR I WILL WHOOP IT!”
Got me to thinkin’, what if the world had no computers, TVs, PlayStations, XBox’s, network cables, etc.? We’d be living in the 20’s again except… no films. Egads! We might have to go to law courts to get entertainment! How horrifying. I’m gonna stop there.
I still wished that the phone didn’t progress so much. Honestly, I’d prefer having it stay as a device for calling or texting. All that other social media and mini-games? Just no. But oh well. With all good things comes bad things too. That’s how the world works.