Too Much Technology?

Here's an interesting article about how today's youth are growing acclimated to Tech at much younger ages than their predecessors, and what that might mean for the future.

What are your thoughts:  

1. Is tech taking over the most basic of everyday activities?
2. Is it becoming (or has it already become) an addiction that can't be stopped?
3. Can we stem the tide of technology pieces that we've come to rely on so easily?