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Summary Of Cell Phones And Social Changes By Charles Fisher

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Summary of "Cell Phones and Social Changes" by Charles Fisher Charles Fisher's "Cell Phones and Social Changes", essay stands to voice his opinion on how cell phones are negatively impacting our society. According to Fisher cell phones do have their place in society but over usage has become a major problem. He clarifies his dislike for them is not because he is opposed to technological advancement, or lacks technical prowess, and notes, "I'm not a Luddite like those who destroyed machinery in English factories during the Industrial Revolution", (Charles Fisher 656), but does view the situation as being out of control. Furthermore, Fisher explains that he can appreciate the many convivences they offer: such as making emergency calls, keeping in contact with …show more content…

Fisher's supports his argument against cell phone dependency in four different categories. #1: Cell phones are distracting people from driving and as a result, roads are becoming more dangerous. For example, Fisher speaks of two separate occasions where he was nearly hit by a car while bicycling. #2: Fisher believes that people do not need to be in constant contact at all times. He states that with this constant accessibility people have resulted to handling private matters in public places intruding on other people's peace of mind. To illustrate Fisher writes, "I didn’t appreciate the woman in Broaders book store who argued over domestic relationships complete with profanity in full hearing of customer desiring quiet as they browsed", (Fisher 657). #3: According to fisher cell phone usage has hit a slavish level of dependency and the need for human contact is almost nonexistent. He believes cell phones are ruining normal activities of everyday life such as grocery shopping, enjoying nice walk in the park, or going to see a movie. #4: Cell phone dependency," Is accompanied by the demise of common social courtesies". Fisher speaks of how cell phone

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