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[...] You decide to give a speech in the debate. Speech But vie sans smartphone About twenty years ago, the mobile phone was reserved for businessmen who wanted to be reachable at any time, wherever they were in the world. Today, the same mobile phone has become a toy filled with new technologies that young people in particular consider an essential element of their daily life. That's true, a mobile phone can help you find your way quickly, avoid traffic jams, and also allow you to connect with friends, real or virtual, on the other side of the world. [...]
[...] And suddenly, I looked at my watch and realized that we had been playing for over an hour and that we hadn't noticed the time passing. All this thanks to cards, little horses and our imagination. I had the urge to turn on my phone to see if I had any new messages, and then I thought. I looked at my little brother who was making a small horse fly above his head, imagining it was a snake-eating dragon, and I told myself that my phone could wait. And we continued to play. [...]
[...] I become like Ester Nilsson in Self-Esteem, when I send an SMS, I can't help but wait, feverishly, for a response, to such an extent that if the response is late, I check if my mobile phone is working properly by calling it from a landline You can imagine a bit Being that hooked And then I know that with all this digital revolution, machines like my phone are gradually replacing human beings and that by 2035, half of the current jobs will be automated. I also realize that with my phone always in hand, I am constantly solicited and I can no longer do, simply, one thing at a time. So yesterday, after reading Larry Rosen's advice, I did a test. I turned off all the screens in my house, I unplugged everything. At first, my little brother complained, so to set the mood, I also turned off the light and lit some candles. [...]
[...] All this is revolutionary and pleases everyone. Only that, I may love it, this little object, a marvel of technology, it scares me. Yet, I am not an old dinosaur who refuses progress, no, I am young, I love sending SMS to my friends or sharing funny photos on Instagram or Snaphat. I also like to play games, or compare prices on websites before buying something. But when I think about it, my phone, it scares me because it's too smart. [...]
