It’s all the phone’s fault

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This post was last edited by liudongday on 2017-7-11 at 11:23. Let’s take a look at the things around us that are gradually disappearing. Old-fashioned film cameras are the first to vanish from our sight; in the past, people would always use film cameras to capture those joyful moments during their leisure time. These days, almost no one uses such \"simple\" cameras anymore; the increasingly powerful photography capabilities of smartphones have completely replaced these camera cards. Those who still use such cameras are probably \"people from ancient times\". Paper maps: Once upon a time, people had to carry thick atlases when going on trips (I still have a thick one at home that’s gathering dust); back then, one had to use maps to find their way to the places they wanted to go when in unfamiliar areas. These days, map apps on smartphones are being designed better and come with more powerful functions, and paper maps are gradually disappearing from our sight. MP4/5: I’m not sure if everyone still remembers what MP4 and MP5 are. Back in middle school, many students used these players to secretly watch movies and e-books during class; at that time, students would pass these players around among themselves. These days, whether they have something to do or not, people use their smartphones to read news and play games on buses and subways, and these players have gradually faded from the stage of history. Alarm clocks: Another item that has become obsolete is the alarm clock. When I was a child, there was a manual-wound small alarm clock in my home; when the designated time arrived, a small hammer inside it would strike the bells on either side to produce sound. These types of alarms are rarely used these days; most people use their smartphones to set reminders to wake themselves up every day! Home desktop phones. The initial function of mobile phones was undoubtedly calling, but as mobile phones have come to offer more and more functions over the years, making calls has gradually become less common. At the same time, with landline phones already available at home, even fewer people use them. Initially, the broadband we used was transmitted over telephone lines, and a landline would be installed when signing up for broadband service ； Now, more light enters households, and services such as optical broadband have been separated from landline phones; as a result, ordinary families no longer bother to install landline phones.