Disruptions: More Connected, Yet More Alone

Have you ever witnessed how social media interferes with society and the daily lifestyle of a human? Have you ever thought that you might have a cell phone addiction and can’t stop? An app is being developed to help people control their time on social media. This app would be a good tool for people who want to reduce their time on their cellular devices. My essay is going to have three body paragraphs. Three of which are how many people become addicted to technology, some people neglect their families and friends when they’re on their phones, and people can miss out on life if they are busy trying to record it.
In the article “Disruptions: More Connected, Yet More Alone,” the author makes a claims that people can miss out on life if they’re

In the article Watch out: Cell phones can be addictive,” Kathiann Kowalski states, ”Losing a phone or having its battery die could cause anxiety or panic.” When a person loses a phone, they tend to freak out and feel nervous. This is accurate because it can cause anxiety when you think you lost your phone or you are doing something important and when your phone dies, it is just panic. In the article, Kathiann Kowalski states, ”Too much phone use can interfere with normal activities or cause conflicts with family and other people.” Phones can be too distracting and cause problems with normal activities. When people are with their family, they are mostly on their phones and they tend to be the one that's left out. In the article, Kathiann Kowalski states, “Roberts says the study’s results point to the types of rewards each gender might seek from cell phone use.” This points out that men and women go on their phones for different things. Kowalski gives an example, she says men usually go on their phone for entertainment and research purposes while women use their phones for maintaining and nurturing social relationships. Cell phone use can become addictive for some

In the article, Patti Neighmond states, “Radesky started noticing how often parents ignored their kids in favor of a mobile device.” In the article, she said that there was a baby making faces and smiling at the mom, but the mom wasn’t picking up any of it and continued watching a youtube video. It’s not just the kids who are stuck on their phones, it can also be the parents. In the article, Patti Neighmond states, “Forty of the 55 parents used a mobile device during the meal, and many, she says, were more absorbed in the device than in the kids. Radesky said that it is a big mistake because face to face interaction and socialization are the primary way for children to learn. Many children who are in this situation are missing out on important things with their parents. In the article, Patti Neighmond states, “We are behaving in ways that certainly tell children they don’t matter, they’re not interesting to us, they’re not as compelling as anybody, anything, any ping that may interrupt our time with them.” Many parents get irritated when their children are bothering them they forget their child may feel lonely and mad at them. Neighmond said that a child said he feels his dad is bored of him, of how he will take a text instead of his child. Many people forget their families and friends when they’re are