Similar arguments were brought up when automobiles first came out. Then, there were no signals, streets, traffic officers, etc. It was vehicular anarchy on the road. The car radio. That almost didn't even pass congress. Same with the radio, tv, etc. The argument about if a particular new technology is so imparative to the existence of life that we can't do without it has been debated forever. If you don't like cell phones, then get rid of your car, tv, radios, computers, anything "new" in the last 100 years. If you where around in the '50s or earlier, you my not necessarily have had a radio in your parents car. If you grw up in the '70s, I HIGHLY doubt you had more that a digital calculator. All in all, we have to attempt to stay with the times, or go home. I personally have become soully dependant on the latest technology that I literally bring my laptop everywhere, get anxious if I am out of cell coverage for more than 6 hours (camping can be a hard trip), and I usually make hotel reservations largely based on there internet availability. But, this is the world I live in, it's part of my job, literally. The rest of my world revolves around the same principle. It's also what I grew up with (I'm 27). I don't really know anything else. My own computer at 12, internet (yes, 14.4 modem) at 14, pager (those full text/news/etc) at 16, cell phone at 18, PDA's, smart phones, etc. My only fear is that as I grow old, I loose touch with technology and start to complain about all of those holographic computers everyone is walking around with.