Phone Peril Is A Thing Gen Zers Face The Most According To Study
Do you suffer from phone peril? Do you know you suffer from it and not realize you do? Well you’re not alone. Surprisingly, we all suffer from it, but Gen…
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Jeff J Mitchell / Staff via Getty ImagesDo you suffer from phone peril? Do you know you suffer from it and not realize you do? Well you're not alone. Surprisingly, we all suffer from it, but Gen Zers suffer the most by it and here's why.
What Is Phone Peril?
Have you dropped your phone? Maybe thinking you left it somewhere? That is what phone peril is. According to Zenger News, the average person will experience phone peril about 140 times a year. That's about 2.4 times each week.
Who Is Affected The Most By Phone Peril?
The survey done by OnePoll for a tech care company called Asurion, took 2,000 U.S. adults. They then took the 2,000 allotted people and divided it by 4. Giving 500 people per category. That's 500 Gen Zers, Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers. Of the 2,000 people who were surveyed, they found that Gen Zers were the ones who suffered from phone peril the most. They averaged about 187 times a year, instead of the average of 140.
They found that the average person will own their phone for 2.2 years. How many of those phones in that time span are broken? About 69% of them. Now looking at Gen Zers, they're a whopping 79%! This includes cracked screens, battery issues, and their phones overheating. 24% of the results were cracked screens. 21% were battery issues and about 15% said they're phones have issues with overheating.
How Long Can They Go Without Their Phones?
The poll showed that about one-third of them could last an entire summer without their phones. But the younger generations were a bit different. 27% of boomers said they were willing to spend their summer without having a phone or devices.
What Do They Use Their Phones For Mostly?
Results showed that about 49% of people always use their phones to stream or listen to music. They also use them mostly to take photos and check other things like weather, mail, etc..
Do you suffer from phone peril? Can you live without your phone for an entire summer? We have more on this in today's editions of a Few Things You Should Know!
Astrologer Says These Zodiac Signs Never Charge Their Phones
Apparently, a person can be bad at charging their phone because of their zodiac sign. Recently, an astrologer shared with Bustle that there are signs that always have their phone at 20 percent. Michelle Bell, the founder of the astrology app Cosmic Fusion, pointed out which zodiac signs are most likely to utter the words, "Can we use your phone? Mine is about to die," during a night out.
The zodiac is divided into twelve signs including Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. Your zodiac sign is based on your birthday. However, when it comes to astrology, there is more to your zodiac than just your birthday. For instance, there are element associations, as well as the moon or rising signs, and others.
The ancient Babylonians created the zodiac with each of its 12 sections named after the largest constellation it contained. They observed that the movement of planets, called transits, corresponded with both future events and misfortunes on Earth.
According to The Good Trade, astrology highlights your strengths and weaknesses and offers information about things like love, career, family life, and life purpose.
Some zodiac signs are either too busy or too preoccupied to plug in their phones at night. You could be one of the three signs who never charges their phone.
Get more in-depth information about those zodiac signs here.
An astrologer says that these zodiac signs never charge their phones.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18)
Bell said that Aquarius is often forgetful and is likely to have high screen time. "They forget about the practical things in life, like charging their phone or bringing a portable charger around with them," says Bell.
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
According to astrologer Bell, Aries has the "impulsiveness and tendency to act before [you] think" which makes it easy for you to forget to charge your phone before leaving the house.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)
Sagittarius' "carefree and optimistic approach to life" can make it easy for the sign to forget to plug in their phone at the end of the day. "They’re too busy traversing the universe to think about charging their phone," says Bell.
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