Depression and Technology

I recently heard a news headline about cell phones (text messaging) possibly being the cause for depression in those who use them. Though I did not get to hear the details of the news story, I found the headline interesting enough, as it related to what we have been learning in class through Borgmann and Dreyfus. Dreyfus talks about internet use causing isolation and depression in those people who rely on it more than anything else. This too could prove to be an outcome for those who rely more on cell phones for communication than face-to-face communication. I totally agree with Dreyfus that the risk and adventure are being taken out of our lives because of our over-reliance on technology. As we continually set aside human-to-human contact using our cell phones and internet instead for communication, we lose the true meaning of life. Our lives become a repetitive process, and we become isolated within ourselves, never realizing the true cause of our depression becuase of the continued hype put on techonology. How can we ever hate something that the press and the public continuely rave about? It almost seems like an endless cycle as the more derpessed we become the more we want to isolate ourselves, staying inside of our homes and relying on the convenience of the internet and other technology. Unfortunatley, though Dreyfus is hopeful, we will probably never find that happy medium, where we respect our capacity as human beings along with technology.