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-To call someone
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They do not hijack our minds, we use them for whatever purposes we have. Think about how easier it is to tell someone about something important, rather than using a piece of paper and waiting days for the message to be delivered, smartphones resolve that problem. They eliminate the need to take such action, they are great tools, they should be appreciated, because they are a prime symbol of human intelligence.
"A communist is like a crocodile" ~Winston Churchill
We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.~Orson Welles
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So although I have to use a smart phone as a memory because of a past concussion, and perhaps you use it for real things, the social media is nothing more than forcing supreme ignorance upon the majority of people not just in the US but throughout the world. Perhaps as much as half of the millennial generation will never live a normal happy life convinced by social media that the government is against them. They will not even vote and then say they aren't represented. When you study the subject the one thing you will find that they agree upon is that technology improves one's self.
Tell me - what does the ability to fly to the moon do to improve your life? What would a self-driving car do to help you? Are you incapable of driving yourself? Or is your life so hurried that you have to work while traveling to work?
Most of technology is nothing more than convincing people that they should buy something.
Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
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We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.~Orson Welles
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