Shut it down!

When I am working I am able to take a great break from technology, such as cellphones. I may have mentioned this before but I work in a bookstore and a lot of the time I am at the register. 

One day at work I was standing at the register and I noticed a group of girls that came in. There were four girls in the group and they walked around browsing through our books. The thing is, they weren't even browsing they were all standing in a circle and each one of them was glued to their cellphones. They would talk to each other here or there and then would be stuck to the screen in their hands. 

Is this how it is going to be in the future, People not knowing how to properly communicate because of their addiction to cellphones? Now I know I probably have no room to talk about addiction to cellphone because I spent my morning before class going  through social media but, it took me not looking at a screen to see what was actually happening around me. 

One of my boyfriend's biggest pet peeve is when people are on their phone while he is trying to have a conversation with them (which I am guilty of). It is very frustrating. When a friend or family member is glued to their phone with you there it feels as if they have very little interest in you being there or in what you have to say. 

Cellphones seem to be the choice of drug. People are afraid that there might be something they miss if they aren't on their phone. The first 20 minutes I was on social media this morning I found out that Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are dating, not much to miss. 

My phone does help me to stay connected with friends and family that are far away from me but it does not compare to how face to face conversation feels. I want to enjoy the company.