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In what ways has the emergence of the mobile phone both positively and perniciously affected the US over the last 20 years or so, since 2000?
Mobile phone is one of the most important inventions of all time which transformed the way people communicated and conducted business. This would mean that before the invention of the mobile phone, the world relied entirely on the postal communication although the traditional landline helped people communicate to a certain extent. It’s because of the fact that mobile phones helped people to be in touch with those who they want to even when they are out. Mobile phones with the help of the internet revolutionized the way people used their computer because most of the important tasks that people were able to do with the help of their computer, they were able to do with the help of their mobile phones. Today, there is no one who doesn’t own a mobile phone because mobile phones are not just used for communication alone but for also business purposes. Mobiles phones are updated and come with various facilities thus, it acts as the second brain of people and helps them stay connected with their loved one’s and create new connections. However, the downside of the mobile phones cannot be omitted as they cause health problems, stress, relationship issues and prevent people from being more productive as they are addicted to games, social networking sites etc.
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