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Smartphones make our lives so easy/that we could become mentally lazy. We no longer even try to remember meetings and dates. We use our smartphones/to connect to the Internet. We rely on the Internet for the news,/for our school reports,/and for understanding world events. For some of us,/the Internet is so easy to use/that it has replaced books and newspapers/as our main source of information:/another form of mental laziness.
To make matters worse,/sometimes the Internet spreads lies. We don’t know what to believe/and what not to believe. Believing everything we see on the Internet/is not only lazy,/it is also dangerous. We must develop the ability to think independently. Our smartphones can’t teach us that skill.
We are living in a new culture/where the digital world is meeting the real world. And we are only beginning to understand the impact/that smartphones have/on our mental and social lives. Until we come to a better understanding/of the impact of these new technologies,/maybe we should think about limiting our use of smartphones. “Moderation in all things”/might not be a bad idea.
Smartphones make our lives so easy/that we could become mentally lazy. We no longer even try to remember meetings and dates. We use our smartphones/to connect to the Internet. We rely on the Internet for the news,/for our school reports,/and for understanding world events. For some of us,/the Internet is so easy to use/that it has replaced books and newspapers/as our main source of information:/another form of mental laziness.
To make matters worse,/sometimes the Internet spreads lies. We don’t know what to believe/and what not to believe. Believing everything we see on the Internet/is not only lazy,/it is also dangerous. We must develop the ability to think independently. Our smartphones can’t teach us that skill.
We are living in a new culture/where the digital world is meeting the real world. And we are only beginning to understand the impact/that smartphones have/on our mental and social lives. Until we come to a better understanding/of the impact of these new technologies,/maybe we should think about limiting our use of smartphones. “Moderation in all things”/might not be a bad idea.