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November 13, 2024

Title: Are Smart Phones Ruining Our Lives?
Topic: Technology

Discussed by Peter Biles
with Peter Biles (www.peterbilesauthor.com/)

Smartphones are becoming less and less popular. Some people may even call them “dumbphones”.

Today, author Peter Biles explains why people are growing tired of the hand-held, digital, world-wide connector we call a smartphone and what it means to “go simple”.

Peter Biles is one of Gen Z’s most prolific and versatile writers. Peter is a tech and culture writer for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, a contributor for Young Voices, and an Adjunct Professor at Oklahoma Baptist University.

Click here to read Peter Biles op-ed on this topic.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

If Alexander Graham Bell was resurrected, surrounded by people on their smartphones, would he dive back into the grave with disappointment?

Have we become a culture of voyeurs, titillated by the misfortunes, victories, and follies of other human beings – all from the comfort of our own homes?

Are older or younger generations longing for simpler phones?

Is being constantly online, available to reach, and bombarded with the woes of the world a recipe for emotional turmoil?

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