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The use of smartphones during this pandemic increased rapidly. Smartphones are the most widely used communication media compared to other communication media. This is because smartphones have various features and applications that can help users in completing their work, getting entertainment, and interacting with others. However, in every technology used by humans, there are always potential dangers threatens them. Philosophy, as the oldest systematic way of thinking, seeks to discover what lies behind smartphones. Technology philosophy, which emerged in the modern age, is a branch of philosophy that seeks to examine the nature of technology; ontology, epistemology, and axiology. Based on the thinking of modern philosophers, philosophically, smartphones are not just a means of communication. It changes the way humans understand the world. A world without smartphones is a material world in which people live as living organisms. But, through smartphones, the world changes  into digital where everything become possible. It offers various facilities in interacting and exploring the virtual world, offering adventures that cannot be done in the real world. The ease and enjoyment provided by smartphones eventually creates attachment that tends to turn into dependency, problems that must be realized immediately by people so they not to be too complacent in using smartphones in the new normal life.

This study aims to explain the impact of overtourism in Balinese women lifehood with literature study method. Tourism in Bali is developing very fast. The rapid increase of tourists has led to the escalation of overtourism in Bali. Overtourism demands more infrastructure to fulfill tourist's need. As a result of this demand, overtourism poses a threat to the sustainability of Bali. In a patriarchal society like Bali, women will be the group that is more affected by overtourism. This study shows that Bali tourism industry failed to empowered women and enforce their position as second class citizen. Gender discrimination and exploitation in tourism industry have become a daily reality for Balinese woman. For Balinese women, overtourism destroy their lifehood.This situation called for total reform in Bali tourism industry to prevent the return of 'old normal' overtourism.

(Title: Axiological Reflections on Noam Chomsky’s and M.A.K Halliday’sLanguage Theories). This article is meant to philosophically reflect Chomsky’s and Halliday’s language theories by focusing on the axiological dimension of their theoretical constructs, that is, what are the hidden values therein. To draw basic sketches of their theoretical constructs, their ontological and epistemological assumption are explored. Furthermore, Gruenberg’s axiological scheme is adopted to discuss them. From the chains of reflection, it is found that in Chomsky’s the positive pole of human­language relation exists in language with internal, mental, logical-objective, formal, neutral, innate, certain, transparent, stable, alogarithmic and closed or un-contextual characteristics. The superior language is scientific, positivistic and logical language. Meanwhile, in Halliday’s the positive pole exists in language with practical, external, semiotical, social, cultural, participatory, concrete, critical, dynamic, discursive, authentic, interpretative and open or contextual. The superior language is authentic language which is rich of signification.Key words: axiology, language theory, Chomsky, Halliday