Since the invention of wireless telephones (mobile phones), life has changed.
Communication has been made a lot easier.
Unlike in the past where one had to line up in front of a telephone booth armed with coins to communicate to a loved one, you can make calls whenever and wherever you are.
And you do not have to arm yourself with coins anymore.
You can buy airtime from the phone using M-Pesa application.
On top of that, mobile phones can access the internet enabling you to send emails and browse the web.
But the invention of mobile phones has brought with it some disadvantages too.
The Good
There are numerous benefits of owning a mobile phone.
Apart from communication, you can also send and receive money.
You can also take pictures and videos of important moments in your life like wedding, graduation and birthday celebrations. Mobile phones have made it easier for people to report crimes.
You can do research using your internet-enabled phone.
You can take screenshots and “catch” that cheating partner.
The Bad
Mobile phones have enabled human beings to become professional liars.
It is easier to tell someone, through the phone, something that is totally not true.
A good example is telling someone your location.
Many people have taken advantage of this loophole to lie to others.
Mobile phones have also been abused in examination rooms where students use it as a tool to cheat in examinations.
Mobile phones have replaced real-time communication.
It has reduced one-on-one human interactions.
Relationships break because of lack if intimate conversation brought about by the presence of mobile phones.
Mobile phones are expensive to maintain.
A good smartphone can cost you as much as Kshs 60, 000, depending on the make and the company which manufactures it.
These good gadgets are out of reach of poor people.
To enjoy the experience of using your mobile phone, you have to keep on feeding it with airtime and data bundles. Purchasing airtime for calls, MS and data on a daily basis are not cheap.
The Ugly
It gets ugly when someone gets addicted to a mobile phone that he or she cannot do any other task that is constructive.
You find that a person is hooked to his or her mobile phone the whole day.
This addiction has led to road accidents.
Drivers are prone to cause accidents when they use their phones while driving.
Mobile phones have also made it easier for conmen to thrive.
Many mobile phone users have lost money to conmen.
Another ugly thing that comes with mobile phones is that they enable young and old people to access pornographic materials easily.
Mobile phones have been used to record explicit videos and photos which are later used to extort money from victims.