The Busier, the More IT Suffers

Call me old fashioned. Call me technologically unsavvy. Because the more crammed my schedule gets, the more IT suffers. Technology can be fanstastic. It can save lives. It can increase efficiency. It can also completely erradicate normal human interaction. This is my biggest argument against a technology boom that might be out of control.
A decade ago, cell phones boomed. Everyone had one. Elementary schoolers were calling each other during reading time. But now, why call when one can text message? Well, the human eradication of the human element to a phone call might be one reason. No longer can people pick up the phone and spend five minutes chatting becasue they would rather send an undefined text message since it's easier and less personal. Speaking through words has eliminated human emotion.
For me personally, I like technogoly. I will not pretend like I do not watch a humongous TV at home, while blogging away on a laptop, all while talking on my cell phone and jamming along on my iPod. But, how far is too far? Is the iPhone the answer, the next step in technology, or contributing to the downfall of societal emotions on a whole? I would issue a world warning to be careful of the acceptance of too much of these tools.
Follow my lead. The busier I get, the less and less I rely on technology, because I would rather speak face to face with people than send a text or instant message. Yes, call me old school, but I think a return to a more personal lifestyle, with a bit less communication technology will save human kind from the tailspin we are on to rely completely on a mechanized system of technology.