dont be dependent!

I've realized in especially taking a media studies class that we rely far too strongly on technology. My friend works at a business in boston, and he texted me and told me the computers were down, and the office was much like armageddon, and no one knew what to do. It got me thinking of how dependent we are on technology and it's success. Why are we so dependent on technology? I understand that we've shifted to a technological, paperless nation. But it's really quite destructive. If we're so dependent on technology, it leaves no room for mistake. Much like my friend's story, it will be like armageddon. We need to be much less dependent on technology and more dependent on alternative sources. If somehow every computer went down, what would we do? If all cell phone towers were destroyed or somehow disabled, how would people communicate? I think it's something that people need to rethink, and try to be less dependent on technology.