How mobile phone kills human communication skills

WATSUPPTODAY, 6-Nov-2020

Mobile phone addiction is the biggest problem which can be seen everywhere. Today Smartphones serve as a constant companion for many of us. They keep us continually connected, filling gaps in our day, entertaining us, and demanding our attention with a string of notifications. Because they offer a convenient alternative to face-to-face conversations, and at times they butt into our chats directly, there�s a growing realization that they may be killing the art of conversation. Smartphones enable us to avoid direct conversations altogether. We can chat via text messages, or in real-time on social media, but there�s a danger that we�re missing out on some important aspects of communication when we do this, we lose our self confidence as well as we forget how to socialize with our family and friends. A lot of what used to be done face to face is now done via computer mediated communication and I think that�s sad because what we�ve lost is the humanness of contact and conversation. �When we lose our ability to relate to people, to empathize with people, we care less about those people.� Children are most in danger of developing life-long issues with social and interpersonal communication; they enjoy their time by using mobile phones, making it a behaviour they want to engage with phone non-stop. This phone obsession should be checked by parents otherwise in the long term our children won�t develop the art of subtle, patient, multidimensional appropriate communication. They become clumsy, uneasy in making eye contact, lose their self confidence and are not able to face the world.