&gt; <i>Just because some hipster complains &quot;how dependent so many people have become on it&quot;?</i><p>&gt; <i>Are you going to try living like that too, so that you don&#x27;t feel dependent on modern conveniences like houses with running water?</i><p>What&#x27;s with the <i>ad hominem</i> &quot;hipster&quot; crap (this isn&#x27;t Reddit, so please take your childish insults back there), and when did I ever say that I was living like that or insist that everyone else should? I&#x27;m a technophile, as much as anyone else here. I&#x27;m not saying we all need to go back to the stone age, I&#x27;m just saying that <i>total dependence</i> on any technology to the exclusion of self reliance is a bad thing. Putting words in my mouth to prove a point that doesn&#x27;t exist makes zero sense, dude.<p>To put it another way, sure I can call AAA when I&#x27;m on the side of the road with a flat tire, but what happens if I&#x27;m out of range of a cell tower? I still need to know how to change that tire. In other words, don&#x27;t get so dependent on modern luxuries that you forget how to handle the necessities of life without them.