Technology: An answer or a path to more of the same?

Too many people rely on technology to answer all of our environmental problems, and from my perspective, this is an incredibly dangerous mentality. Yes, technology does and will likely continue to do wonderful things for people, ranging from advances in health care to sustainable development. However, technology also seems to pull people farther and farther away from nature and this is where I start to get concerned. Rather than playing outside, people play on their computers, rather than talking in person, people chat on the computer as well. Technology can certainly be an asset to environmental innovation and I see great things for the future, but I am also concerned that the more we rely on technology, the farther from nature we will we be pulled. And for our personal, environmental connections, this is not such a great thing.