People Are Prisoners of Their Phones – That’s Why They’re Called Cell Phones!

Have you ever looked around a crowded café, a subway station, or even your own living room and noticed something strange? Almost everyone is glued to their phone screens. Conversations are interrupted, meals go cold, and real-life moments are traded for digital notifications. It’s almost as if people are imprisoned by their devices—hence, the clever play on words: “People are prisoners of their phones. That’s why they’re called cell phones!”

But is this just a joke, or is there some truth to it? Let’s explore how smartphones have taken over our lives, why we find it hard to put them down, and what we can do to break free from this digital prison.

The Digital Prison: Are We Really Addicted to Our Phones?

Remembering the Good Old School Days

With these vintage school supplies, take a trip back in time.

You probably remember your school days with nostalgia if you are between 45 and 65 years old. The classrooms were very different then than they are now. Let’s go back in time and remember certain things that are no longer taught in schools.

The best companion of a musician is an antique chalkboard.

If you loved music, you most likely remember seeing an old chalk holder at the school. Teachers loved these little tools when they had to create music on the whiteboard. Chalk holders are hard to obtain by these days. What other antiquated instruments were utilized in classrooms back then, do you think?