Question: Do you think more problems are caused by the mobile phone or less?

Alex Spiers answered on 21 Nov 2019:

I think some problems are definitely solved by mobile phones. It is easy to get in touch with your friends and family; it is great to get information from internet whenever you need it; it’s great to take a picture of life whenever you need without remembering to bring a camera around with you.

However, teenagers sleep less now then they have in history, and that is definitely related to technology. Sleep problems are well-known to be associated with depressive disorders. Cyber-bullying is a new problem as well. In the past, if you were bullied at school, at least it would stop by the time you went home. Because our online lives follow us around, it can be hard to escape from it sometimes.

I am not sure it is possible to quantify the problems caused or fixed by mobile phones, but there is definitely more research able to be done!