Technological revolution and human life

Is our life going to more dependent from technology? Britons first got the term nomophobia (no-mobile-phone-phobia), which causes anxieties when losing the cell phone or its battery died. Sounds not very serious, but this is going to be new disease, by product of technology these days. Some people even taking their phones to their grave, causing some controversies on American media. Most people don't realize how empty they feel without cell phone, it's no laughing matter.

Study says nearly half the people checks their e-mail, social networks, such as Facebook or Hi5, or just surf the Internet before breakfast. Is technology taking over basic life? Do we have to own every bit of technology? HD-TV, Blue Ray, Internet and 3G phones became important part of our life. Maybe more important than we think. Can we ever survive without any of those?

Certainly, these are not food, shelter or else else things vital to life. But when you try not to use any of those even for an hour, something in your mind keep reminding you of something you are forgetting or lost. I don't think human being need that much information every day, every hour, but being modern man is more complicated than the ones just fifty years ago. All those kids can not imagine life without Internet or cable TV, neither do we. Some people i know they don't answer phone, but responds easily to SMS, or comments to social networks. They live in cyber world, no need to see each other. maybe there's a some factor being takes time to get there, see them, but it's technology made them like that.
I remember, when we were kids parents telling us, when they seeing us hanging on phone "Why don't you just go there and see them?, It's just a block away!" These times are gone now too, next generations will be more avoiding body contact, rather expressing themselves on messages, chatrooms or Hi5. Hollywood, famous for its seeing thru future, already making movies about (not so distant) future. "The Surrogates" is great example. "Matrix" was perfect example of it too. Is our life going to be like that, dependant from the very machines we created?

Time will tell us how it's going to be, but for now I'm happy with all those technologies, that my ancestors would never understand why those piece of plastics kept me glued to.