Column-Topical Commentary

I never thought that it would come to this point: when I got my first cell phone in the seventh grade I let my foggy view of life cloud the fact that sooner rather than later, my life would depend on this piece of technology that weighs less than a pound. The worst part about it is, I am not the only one.
Slowly but surely the lives of the American people are being run by cell phones, the internet, and other forms of technology. Our lives went from depending on food and water to depending on our cell phones and Facebook. Social networking has moved from kids playing outside to kids playing video games "live"--interacting with others from around the world yet still on the couch.
As advanced as this wonderful technology has made our society has it not also dumbed us down? For example, the iPhone offers an application that will turn off the lights in your house for you; why is it that you just can't get off the couch and do it on your way out of the room?
With technology the pros and cons are all even but one thing is for sure: it is not going anywhere and if it did then we would all be doomed.