dctokyo - I have owned a phone for only about 2 months now and frankly, I don't even use it as much as many of my teenage peers do. I do see that many people just couldn't easily handle not having a phone. People should put down the phone and enjoy what is actually going on around them.
However, there's nothing wrong with appreciating tech. Technology gets better, and people need to get with the times. If they don't want to, at least others can. I'm sure there were people who opposed the TV, radio, and printing press too. Imagine where we would be if people had said that they didn't need books when they were children, so why should the new generation need them? Honestly, comparing cell phones to the Bubonic plague is too far fetched.