Ditch Social Media At The Dining Table Analysis

According to Eunice Choi in her article “Ditch Social Media at the Dining Table”, states that when one person pulls out their phone we gladly follow. She also explains how it has become a way of life for us a way to store memories and a way to keep up with the latest trends. Just like anything else, how we decide to utilize social media determines whether it’s “good” or “bad” for us. After gaining this information I agree with Choi on many aspects of her article but I agree with one point more than the others. Choi says that “if one person pulled out her phone, I would follow suit-partially glad she had initiated,” we just find it normal when were around family friends or people we know to pull out our phones. In the end we do not object because we want to do the same. For instance when my friends and I went to go eat pizza while waiting in line they pulled out their phones as if it was automatic. I just went along with it I had no objection to it because I had wanted to do the same thing. The reason I didn’t pull out my phone first is because I didn’t want to be rude and make them feel they didn’t have my attention, but they started and I just went along. …show more content…
So when we go anywhere our phone is right there with us ready to take the next picture or for you to watch a video. Choi says “It becomes our companions to all our social gatherings, the method to storing great memories and the way to keep up with the trends.” Our phones no longer leave our side and if they do it is not usually by choice they have become this thing we can’t let go of. An item we somehow no longer can seem to live without not even a second. Once I had lost my first phone that is when it started. I get so frustrated and angry when I am unable to find my phone I would I turn the house upside down and get in the worst mood. Only when I find my phone is when my anger comes down and I act sane