the beautiful (but harmful?) phone

Hello there, it's been a couple months but I've returneddd to my blog and I'm here to tell you about media products:

A media product I consume on a daily is my phone. It's a device that I can do many things on. I can call, of course, text message, go on the internet, play games, etc. The product is helpful to me because it kills my free time when I'm bored and have nothing to do. I can call my family in the case of an emergency or alert them that I'm okay. I can also call emergency hotlines like 911 when I need their assistance. I can keep touch with people that don't live near me and get responses from them immediately. I can talk to a community of people through my phone about the things I like and enjoy, and form friendships that way. My phone is a really good way for me to stay social and be up to date with the latest news in the world.

At the same time, the phone can be seen as a harmful product in the eyes of perhaps the older generation. It can be harmful in that it takes time away from personal quality time. Many people tend to stare at their phone screen than up to the person they're spending time with because people have a tendency to check their messages as soon as they get one. Since it takes away time, people can miss doing important tasks because of their phone. Eating, loss of sleep, and exercising are some examples. It's also harmful in the fact that staring at a screen too long can hurt your vision. Staring at a screen produces eye fatigue after long periods of time and excessive amounts of that can be extremely irritating.

In my opinion, I don't think phones should be banned. It's beneficial to people if they use it responsibility. If you know you've been losing sleep by staying on your phone, it's your fault, not the phone itself. In order to address the possible concerns regarding the phone, children and teenagers need to be aware that they should prioritize other things other than their phone. Perhaps give them other activities to keep them busy, instead of always reverting back to their cellular devices as a pass time.