Saturday, November 29, 2014

Smart Phone Games And The End Of Your Social Life

South Park had an amazing episode about free games for your smart phone being addictive. They were right on the mark. Smart phones may be a problem but they are fun, they are everything you need at the palm of your hand. Banking, Maps, GPS, and all the other apps that come with it. AMAZING!! I am the first to admit I love my iPhone, I don't know what I would do without it. Socialize, yeah but why? When i get bored with a conversation I can check my phone, Facebook is just a click away. Even at home I catch myself looking at my phone more than I look at the TV.

Now the issue with this is we no longer socialize with others. This is why we need Dating Websites, we no longer know how to communicate with a stranger unless we are using an app like tinder. What is wrong with this picture? More people are communicating through hashtags and Instagram photos then with real live humans. If i go to a bar 90% of the people there are on their phones, I've had to stop in the middle of Pool to let someone Facebook for 5 min. This must stop!

Now to the real problem, smart phone games! Each game is designed to make you look at it at the very least once an hour, some games like Crime City could make you look at your phone every 5 minutes (Make sure you collect your fake cash). These are addictive games, and they can be worse, even though they are free you have an option to spend money. And people do, they spend money on stupid games with horrible quality. Why would anyone spend anything on a game with the quality of the original nintendo? Why wouldn't you just save up to buy a new Xbox one game? The quality is better in every aspect of the game? What are we teaching our children when we play these games, and when we let them play these games? I feel as if these questions are important ones that must be asked every time we touch our phones.


We must stop the insanity and check into Smart Phone Rehab. Maybe i'll start up a Smart Phone Gamers anonymous. At least there you will be interacting with real people face to face for an hour. So before you pick up your phone to play a game just stop, call one of your last remaining friends and go out and get coffee, see a movie or just dinner. 

Until my next post pick up your phone and share this on Facebook, Twitter or what ever other social media platform you like to use.......oh and Follow me on Twitter @RandomGuysView

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