The Transformation to an Industrial Society

Cell phones have become such the norm these days that few of us stop to think about the world that went on prior to them. As time has gone by a phenomenal transformation has occurred in the way that we as humans communicate and stay connected to one another. From the dawning of time people have always found ways to communicate with each other and to stay connected, but back then it was much more face to face. That was the only way. These days we are almost controlled by the little devices that we so lovingly strap to our hips each day or stuff into our pockets. Many of us, myself included, feel naked, lost and completely disconnected from the world without constant access to our phones. Once upon a time we would hear news by reading newspapers or watching the local news, now with our devices we simply pull up the world wide web any time we desire or have time to do so. Another transformation is the way we do our banking. No longer do we wait in lines to transfer funds from one account to another, nor do we call from our POTS lines to check our account balances. We can do this through our tiny devices, whenever and where ever we feel fit. I know that the technology for cell phones has been around for quite some time now, but it seems they have taken a rapid growth spurt and they have opened up our options for communicating and taking care of business at an enormously fast rate these last few years.