Questioning how cellular devices have changed our day to day life

1. Sheltered Intimacy
A look at the degradation of
conversation
Photo by: horstmannsfotos

2. Within our rapidly advancing society,
The requirement for communication is essential

3. The U.N. telecom agency says that
were about 6 billion cellular
subscriptions at the end of 2011
- roughly one phone for every
86 of 100 people
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4. It is quite easy to see the
apparent benefits of cellphones…
…but are they perhaps, detrimental
in some ways?
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5. If you’ve ever pretended to be talking on your cell
phone to avoid talking to, or acknowledging
someone nearby, you’re not alone.
A new survey says 1 in 13 Americans have used
this ploy.
Photo by: martinic

6. Families sit together spending time
texting…
…focusing on their phones instead
of each other
Photo by: Taber

7. Executives text during board
meetings…
…paying attention only to
what interests them
Photo by: Joi

8. A sixteen year old who relies on
texting for almost everything said:
“Someday, someday, but certainly
not now, I’d like to learn how to
have a conversation.”
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9. Are phones really helping us to
communicate more effectively?
Or do they isolate us from this
very intent.
Photo by: CamEvans

10. More than 40% of smart phone owners
entertain themselves with their phone
when bored.
For users 18 to 29, that’s 70%.
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11. Our attention spans last only as
long as the speed of our internet…
…and anything less than
instantaneous, is often ignored.
Photo by: OHenze

12. Effective communication however,
takes
time &
patience
to nurture and develop
Photo by: Brian Auer

13. It can be difficult to be concerned
about the person in front of us
When worrying about a “read”
receipt seen by someone else
miles away
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14. We think that constant connection
will make us feel less lonely…
…but if we are unable to be
alone, then aren’t we more likely to
continually feel lonelyPhoto by: magnath

15. It is time that we recognize an
escape from our technology induced
solitude…
…and open doors for ourselves from
an intimate and personal manner
Photo by: zlady

16. This starts by taking several
steps: Photo by: Paolo Magari

17. At home we can create
phone-free spaces
Photo by: Alex

18. Within relationships, we can listen
to one another…
…putting aside our phones
during time spent together
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19. Let us collectively pick up the pieces
that our phones have taken from us
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20. And remove the shelter we have
grown so accustomed to
Photo by: Fernando Prieto

21. Sources
• http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/08/
16/pew.cell.phone.report.gahran/index.html?i
ref=allsearch
• http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/opinio
n/sunday/the-flight-from-
conversation.html?pagewanted=all
• http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/20
12/10/11/un-cellphone-internet.html

22. Credits
• All images are licensed under the Creative
Commons and sourced from Flickr