Technology has allowed me to learn skills that I probably never would have learned if I hadn't experienced it so early. The internet allows me to acquire information like a sponge. I became interested in certain things and definitely allowed me to develop a hobby or two. It gives me something to do when I am bored or done with other tasks. Take this for example…

Without the Internet and Technology, I would not be helping moderate or answer people's computer problems on this forum. I wouldn't have the knowledge, nor the know-how to socialize the way I do now. I wouldn't have the opportunity to help multiple YouTuber's and make some interesting contacts and friends. I wouldn't have been offered some of the career opportunities and possible internships without my technology. I based my life around a technology, so it is hard to escape it, but it is also what I do. So I don't necessarily call it a burden if that is mainly what you go to anyways.

I would say technology has helped my life in more ways than it has either "discredited" it or hindered me.

I do every once in awhile "disconnect" from my tech lifestyle, but I am usually back within a day. Its nice to disconnect, but it is also nice to see your blog get 300+ pageviews while you were gone. ;)