Need to police morals
submitted 6 months 5 days 22 hours ago by: irfanzafar : 4 comments
Almost all mobile operators are offering all-night-free packages to attract the younger generation offering unlimited SMS services. The purpose, quite plainly, is to enhance their market share and in the process earning profits on volumes.
People do not usually call their parents, family friends or relatives at these odd hours and these all-night-free packages are targeted specifically towards the 'love birds' talking all night and usually sleeping in the class rooms to make up for the lost sleep. The marketing considerations of the mobile operators are understandable. However, aren't they pushing our future generation towards immorality? Surely it is a war between materialism and morals with the former taking lead. Food for thought for the ones who believe in social values and traditional family values.
(THE NATION 31st of May, 2008)
Dr. Irfan Zafar
irfanzafar@msn.com
Comments
Why is willingly giving up civil liberties our forte?
Everyone wants to be a preacher, everyone wants to be the guardian of faith, classic case of "Too many shepherds and not enough sheep"
and why Doc your tone changes totally opposite in newspapers?! had it been a buzz... you would have been totally in favour of it!
U r vry rite. It's bcome a complete menace. 1 of my friends also offered me a new connection to talk to hm late nite, bt I refused bcoz I dont want to disturb my hostel mates rigth at their sleep time and me too dont wanna remain awake for hours-long tlking. U hv highlighted a good and valid point. Mobile ntworks and thr nw offers are really a matter of concern, as thy r affecting our life styles and value systm a great.
RizSh
My point is just to highlight certain point of view....not necessarily my own point of view. I just float a thought. It is upto the readers to decide what is right and what is wrong.