The McCandless Project

I decided to go a full school day without my phone as my project. Very early on, I got reactions I thought I would never get from my friends. For example, one of my best friends Erin was very upset with me because she had texted me multiple times asking to meet up with her before class started and told me to "back off" when I approached her next. Very confused, I asked her why and she told me it was because she thought I was mad at her so she didn't want to get involved with me when I'm upset. A reaction from myself was feeling left out during lunch when everyone was on their phones or listening to music. Before this experience I never realized how unsocial we are at lunch. I also felt like I was missing something and isolated from the world by not having my phone. Technology has become a very common thing in society, which can lead to both good and bad. I believe that we are not free to not involve ourselves in technology because so much of the world is revolving around these tools nowadays that you will miss out.