> If technology is hurting your life, the problem could just as easily be with you as it is with technology. In large part, that's what the author is saying: "

> If technology is hurting your life, the problem could just as easily be with you as it is with technology. In large part, that's what the author is saying: "And I realize that this is, in some ways, just another tale in the vast book of human frailty." Humans are weak in the face of what we've built, some (the author) more than others (you). That doesn't mean it's a problem for everyone, but it's definitely a problem for some. And to use your comparison to alcohol: humanity has millenia of experience with the consumption and overconsumption of alcohol. We basically know the risks. "The Stream" has only existed for something like a decade and it's only getting stronger every day. IMO there's nothing wrong with being very cautious about it and quickly reacting to ill effects. I wouldn't say I'm addicted and I have nothing close to this author's problem, but I do find "The Stream" lowering my quality of life, so I'm working on moving away from it. Also, another quote from the author since you seem to be very upset with him over a bit of a strawman that you set up: "...it reveals, perhaps, that we are not completely helpless in this newly distracted era."