Phone-free day: A sign of youth seeking connection with nature

The usefulness of the telephone

The telephone, over time, has become an essential tool in people’s lives, its omnipresence and its importance, making it difficult to imagine any desire to put it away from oneself, even if only for the time it takes to eat. Its absence for a period of time has downright become a real source of anxiety. With the significant technological developments, and the surprising evolution of artificial intelligence, the world promises to become more and more computerized, thus making the need to have a smartphone even more essential in large cities.

In a country like Haiti, where traditional means of leisure, which can facilitate social cohesion, such as movie theaters, sports arenas, large concert halls, or even giant libraries, are conspicuous by their great absence. A country where financial inclusion for a good majority of its population involves mobile applications, the usefulness of the telephone is no longer in doubt. However, the telephone, like any other element in this world, also has its harmful side. The addictive tendency developed around it is not the least. It has become, over time, for some people, a real mental health issue. Hence the importance of initiatives such as telephone-free days, which provide an attractive environment, where people (young people in particular) can try the idea of ​​moving away from this precious sesame for a day, to offer themselves a better connection to nature.

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Its ecological importance

Any attempt to connect 21st century humans to nature is an honorable gesture. The "Phone-Free Day" initiative also has this particularity that makes it even more special. Man, in contact with nature, becomes more aware of its value and is more likely to willingly commit to its defense. This is a fact that cannot be denied.

In addition, we are in the era of climate change, where the duty of collective awareness in the face of the accelerated degradation of our environment has become more than a necessity. The "Phone-Free Day" is an initiative that, if it becomes widespread, would allow the planet to make significant energy savings, because the mobile applications that we use every day and recent AI tools consume large amounts of energy to power their main databases. By reducing the number of consumers of these digital tools to a certain level.

This is an expensive offer that we are making to the atmosphere, which has not been able to breathe normally for some time, due to the harmful effects of human energy practices.

Sign of an innovative youth

Youth find themselves, rightly, on the front line in the face of the accelerated digitalization of our daily lives. It is up to her, most certainly, to identify the good and bad sides of this new reality that is imposed on her, in order to be able to prioritize good practices and know what exactly to leave aside. It is precisely at this level that this initiative called "Phone-Free Day" is among the good news. Because it reveals an awareness of the permanent dangers that could represent the unlimited connection advocated by the new masters of the world, and equips itself with the means to be able to counteract it with healthier practices, thus facilitating social cohesion by making it possible for people to connect with each other. It is an initiative that would deserve a long-term commitment, in order to be able to generalize, and reach as many people as possible.