2023-09-12 19:11:33
Hands-free features on phones have gained popularity in recent years, but now it’s speakerphone use that’s gaining ground, especially among young adults.
More and more young adults are swapping their headphones for their phone’s speaker, whether to listen to videos on social media or even make a call.
According to the French sociologist Francis Jauréguiberry, this new fashion might be explained in three ways. “Telephoning in loudspeaker mode can be explained by the fear of waves, the need to make a video call and the desire to signal to the outside world: “I am not there, I have disappeared from physical space , I am immersed in another sphere in conversation with someone else,” he said according to The Parisian.
However, these are not the only reasons that can encourage the use of the hands-free function. The French media conducted a survey among young Internet users and was able to note that this fashion is popular especially among young adults from generation Z. Some Internet users mentioned the possibility of doing several things at the same time when they use the loud speaker.
“The idea is to have a conversation, respond to a text at the same time and be able to consult the internet. We behave as if we had several tabs open and we switch from one to the other,” said a young woman called Mélissa.
Although this practice bothers many people in the streets or on public transport, young people are not necessarily aware that they are disturbing others, believes psychologist and psychoanalyst Jacques Arènes.
“These are people “like everyone else”, sometimes simpler or deprived, unconsciously imposing their sound cloud on everyone, and thus having moved their interior into the heart of the lights or darkness of the city,” he mentioned in a text published on the French site The life.
However, when you put the phone on speakerphone during a call, the person on the other end of the line does not automatically agree to the conversation being heard by everyone passing by. It is therefore important to warn him, recalled Southern Living.
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