Will technology take us down?

I'm just thinking that technology in the hands of non-techies might very well bring that world to an end.

That's what I think, when I see how disengaged from reality people are when they're stuck to their smart phones, looking for clues, when reality with all of its problems and things to fix stare them right in their face and yet they failed to see the obvious as they're mesmerized by their devices...