Access of people to smartphones is easier nowadays; the person who has nothing to eat does not have a place to live, but still, shockingly, he holds the phone. The video mainly enlists the drawbacks of the excessive use of smartphones and how they have changed and affected our lifestyle (How Is Your Phone Changing You? 2016). People prefer social networking over social interaction, book reading, and physical activities. 93% of Teenagers use cell phones to get rid of boredom which leads to addition, the addiction of constantly checking new notifications, new alerts, newsfeeds, and games.
This kind of phone addiction leads to severe health problems such as diabetes, cancer, and obesity. It also affects our eyesight due to the use of the phone at bedtime. The blue light emitted from the cell phone’s screen causes nearsightedness and sleep apnea. Due to less sleep, our body can’t produce more Melatonin (a hormone responsible for the regulation of the sleep wave cycle). To cure the addiction, Howard Medical School advised me to read a book 2 hours before going to bed. 7% of Americans depend on smartphones to access the internet. According to a study conducted in 2014, users use the phone to look out for medical information, online baking and searching for jobs.
This video provided a proper illustration of the side effects of using a phone. They proved their point with real-life examples, statistics, proofs, and research studies, which were convincing enough.
According to my experience, I can agree with this video because I declare myself a phone addict or with reference to the video, I can say that I have no Mobile phobia (fear or anxiety of being without your phone), which leads me to sleep disorder. I can also relate to the point where the video discusses the compulsion loop, which is an urge to check your phone again and again for new alerts.
The strength of video is the use of motion graphics, discussion to the point, real-time examples, statistics, and research studies, which are enough to gain the attention of the user. The weakness is that the short-term video could have discussed the bad impact (morally) on the young generation by the use of smartphones.
References
How Is Your Phone Changing You?. 2016. [Film] Directed by Gregory Brown Mitchell Moffit. Toronto, ON: Asapscience.
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