Toxic Phones
Our lives are becoming more and more hassled by the day. I remember a time when a phone was just a device used for calling, messaging and of course playing the classic game ‘Snake’. That was all a phone did. Nothing else. But then came a revolution in the phone manufacturing industry – the smartphone. This smartphone changed our lives. The phone that played a minor role in our lives has now become the most vital part of our lives. But how did this happen? How did such a small device become the center of our universe? Initially, when the mobile phone was launched it was a really big heavy phone which looked more like a wireless telephone. It barely had a screen and took about 10 hours to charge. This was what the phone was like. Only a few people could afford it and it was a huge status symbol of the time. In the 35 year journey of the phone, it has evolved like a living organism. From a high maintenance, bulky and limited functional device to a device which has enormous...