Does anyone feel like they're a robot?

Let me explain this sensation--I feel like a robot because I am surrounded so much by technology these days that I am becoming what surrounds me! I mean my phone is a permanent extension of my arm at this point!

This may be a bit overly-dramatic, but I have all your attention now so mission accomplished. Seriously though, technology is taking over my life, sometimes in a good way and sometimes in a not so good way. I.e. not being able to sit through a movie without referring to another form of entertainment on my phone--not a good way. Since when was one mode of entertainment at one time not good enough?

After reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, I saw many parallels between the synthetic future depicted in the book and present-day society--which was troubling. In Fahrenheit 451, this future society has banned books and burned them all. The people in the book are heavily dependent on medication and constantly watch pictures on the walls of their rooms (aka TV). They no longer think, they are not inquisitive, and they do not try to break out of their conformist society. To me this depiction is eerily similar to our technological society, where people don't have to think as much anymore because technology does it all for them, and where everyone is dependent on fake materials and medicines.

I liked the book so much because the protagonist breaks away from the mold and goes out into reality. I guess I am just a champion for reality and nature over what's fake and synthesized. I personally think society would benefit from following this character's example and taking it easier on the technology and getting more in touch with what's real.