Re disconnectedness, the internet also allows us to connect with human beings and form friendships across the globe, especially on Medium: https://medium.com/channspirations/synchronicity-of-familiarity-across-the-diaspora-a640c7eccab5 Regarding laziness, I wrote a single line tanka: "Does technology serve humanity by promoting the lazy acquisition of attachments versus our wellbeing" My companion essay discusses the movie Wall-E: https://medium.com/know-thyself-heal-thyself/technology-versus-soul-1ff8121a7e8c