Opinion: Do Phones Hurt Face to Face Contact?
Ethan Edvenson Cartoonist Every day when you come into school, you see people talking with one another in the commons as usual. However, at the same time that they’re talking to one another, they’re also pulling out their phones and texting six other people. Thus the age-old question of do phones hinder social skills? is brought up. On one side, phones obviously help by connecting people even from a distance. Obviously, I can text anyone at any time if I need to ask them a question or want to talk. In addition, I can text multiple people at once without actually having to meet up with them face to face. On the other hand, if I’m talking to someone in person, I would find it rude if they were only half listening to me and looking on their phone the whole time texting someone or doing something else completely off topic. I understand wanting...