Opinions might be divided over whether
people are given more freedom by using mobile phones. People of various ages
and different walks of life may take diverse positions on the controversial
issue. I side with the perspective that using mobile phones is a great way for
people to feel freedom for the following two reasons: saving time and saving
money
To begin with, using a cell phone saves so much money. Saving money means people
don't have to spend so much money by using the mobile phone. A thrift spending
habit is indispensable in our lives because little drops of water make the
mighty ocean. A penny-pinching life style will lead to financial stability and
it will give people peace of mind. Opponents of my perspective claim that
mobile phones constrain people rather than grant them
freedom. Advocate's claim may be reasonable enough on the surface. However, if
we take a closer look at their contentions, the rationale lacks logic in many
ways. Moreover, my personal experience can definitely debunk their claims. Last
year, I wanted to go on a trip to the Europe. However, I had not so
much money to afford it. So, I decided to just surf the internet through my mobile phone. Although I was not in the
Europe, I was satiate. In this regard, I could do anything without money. This
applies to most people like me.
Besides, a mobile
phone can save so much time because it is useful for finding something. There
is an old saying, "Time is gold". This proverb emphasizes the value
of time, and this cannot be more truer in
modern society. We're living a busy and hectic life, so saving time means we
can do a lot more things later. In addition to my personal anecdote, many
articles from different newspapers reaffirm my viewpoints. A few weeks ago, I
read an op-ed piece from the Korea Herald that is related to the topic. The
articles described the result of a survey conducted by the Seoul National
University, which were conducted by social
science researchers with more than 500 people as
respondents. Of the 500 people surveyed, over 80 percent answered that
they could save their work hours due to the mobile phone. They went on to say
that the mobile phone could let people find their information quickly in any
occasion. So, they responded that they could spend time relaxing and doing
other things. This clearly proves that the mobile phone could make people to
save their time and this leads to spare of life time.
As I mentioned above, based on the examples
related to saving time and saving money, I can concluded that mobile phone
could offer people to feel freedom.