The Dangers of the Phone...

Today a phone can be used for a phenomenal number of things.  A truly powerful tool.

But as is the case with everything that has power, there is also great danger associated.

What is the specific danger of a phone?

The phone conversation has the potential to allow us to dehumanize the individual on the other end of the line...to forget to be sensitive and aware of what is going on in the other individual.

The phone has the potential to turn an interaction into a transaction.

This danger is only amplified when the phone is used to transition the conversation into a texting conversation.

To be clear...talking via the phone and sending messages via text are powerful tools.  But just like a saw, a race car, and a nuclear power plant...it comes with inherent dangers that must be recognized and respected.