Is your smartphone killing relationships?

Haksewui (Germany)

I agree that smartphones ruin our lives. They destroy our communication skills and society. I am a hypocrite if I say I am not using one but I try to reduce my consumption. I see people everywhere using their phones and they prefer writing to talking with each other. Besides lacking social and communication skills the peer pressure of having one is the worst. Seeing young children having iPhones and other high-end smartphones makes my heart ache. But this is our new generation and advancement.

People sit on a bench inside a shopping mall using their tablet computer and smartphone in Beijing, China on Aug 19, 2013.[Photo/IC]