I disagree with the statement that people will connect with other people more due to technology.  The opposite has happened.  We have husbands and wives texting to each other while in different rooms of the same house.  people will respond to classified ads with a text instead of a phone call.  kids no longer spend the day outside playing with their friends. They are glued to their video games and cell phones.  While there are exceptions to this, the norm is going less person to person contact.