Are We a Technology Driven Society?

A few weeks ago, I asked if we were, no maybe I should have said we are a technology driven society. I’m sitting in a local coffee house which is where I find some of my most defining characters—love to people watch cause the human species is interesting. But, let me not digress. I’m sandwiched between three bridges of society, one, a family—a mother and what looks to be her 12-year-old teenager and on my other side, another woman.  All three are texting away, reading from or listening on their cell phone or iPAD, tablet, etc. There is no talking or other verbal communication, just signing (two thumbs) a new kind, the cell phone kind. After fifteen minutes of texting, one of the species talks, the mother. And what I thought was going to be a bonding moment of dialogue between mother and child, turns out to be a cell phone conversation with the mother talking to someone else on their phone. The child has earplugs stuck in the ears and is listening to something on WHAT—their cell phone, iPAD, or tablet, etc., whatever. Hmmmm…technology driven…