Teens are undoubtedly impacted by the availability of cell phones. However, Kate is seen here appreciating the beauty of nature, using her cell phone as a camera to capture a sunset in Berlin.
An all too popular misconception about our generation is our detrimental ‘phone addiction’. While phones certainly have their pros and cons, it’s important to remember the positive impacts that phones have on our generation. Phones can be used to capture beautiful elements of nature, or candid moments together that would otherwise go undocumented, and eventually forgotten. The phones in our pocket give us a professional grade camera at our fingertips, allowing us to capture and remember important parts of our lives. Phones are weaponized in a way that villainizes teens and misrepresents the true impact of cell phones.