Many people nowadays spend a large part of their free time using a smartphone. What do you think are the reasons for this? Do you think this is a positive or negative development

A huge number of
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their gadgets. I find it a crucial and
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global trend , which has several reasons to exist. The first reason can be ,that almost everyone has his/her mobile phone, with plenty of applications, social networking sites, messengers,
games
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in it. Another possible reason may be, that the internet is ubiquitous, so everyone has it at home and in
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free access.
Moreover
, it is a rapid way to entertain yourself without going
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.So it is not a surprise that we adore
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it during our spare
time
. I strongly believe that it is a negative development,
hence
I am going to share my perspective about
this
issue.
Firstly
, one serious problem that can arise from
people
spending lots of spare
time
online is that it can lead to isolation.
For example
, before the internet,
people
tended to spend their free
time
wisely, communicating with each other. Nowadays especially adolescents would prefer to spend their free
time
chatting online, playing games or watching something
instead
of going out somewhere or
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part in a public event. Isolation of
this
kind can lead to depression and even cause phone obsession.
Secondly
, another drawback is,that it takes a harmful effect
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our health.
For instance
, research suggests that
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prolonged use of the gadget can adversely affect our vision and mental health. So it is vital
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a rest without phones.
To conclude
I would like to say that
although
it has become more popular for
people
to relax ,
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using
smartphone
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,
but
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it
also
has brought too many issues to be a positive trend.
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