I Used to Be a Human Being
To me, this reads like an alcoholic ranting about how everyone should stop drinking. Yes, technology can be addicting. That doesn&#x27;t mean we&#x27;re &quot;helpless&quot; or even that it&#x27;s <i>bad</i>. I&#x27;m really sick of these hyperbolic luddites.<p>Personally, it&#x27;s not at all a problem. I&#x27;m not a technophobe—I have an iPhone, use Facebook, etc.—but it&#x27;s done nothing but positively improve my life. I can keep in touch with friends around the world and work remotely from anywhere, all thanks to the beauty of these &quot;distracting&quot; technologies.<p>However, even though my life is heavily entangled with technology I certainly don&#x27;t feel &quot;addicted&quot; to it. I have no problem going out into the wilderness for a week and having 0 contact with the world. I certainly don&#x27;t interrupt conversations to check my phone.<p>If technology is hurting your life, the problem could just as easily be with <i>you</i> as it is with technology.