“I guess people have to try and show each other up with the shiniest newest toys. So because of this they have now enslaved everyone with this technology.”
Meanwhile, the government is using their shiniest new technological toys to find out everything there is to know about you. They even want your children to explain how they determined 2 + 2 + 4.
Yep, we have created a real problem for ourselves. Out of laziness and convenience.