Is "the machine using us"?

Michael Wesch's video production makes the claim that writing is a technology and tech informs, limits and changes the way we write, think, make relations, fall in love and thrive as human beings. I find this to be true because with all of the styles of communication and all the possible sites to visit on the internet now, there are endless ways in which people can interact. There is less privacy when you open yourself up to all of these ways of technology and your life becomes more public. Writing can be very powerful. If something is written eloquently and is relatable, it can be very memorable. The technologies that we use make this writing even more powerful as it puts it out into the world and makes it available for more people to read. I think in a way it is true that "the machine is using us," because these technologies are now effecting the daily routine of everyone using them and are changing the way we see ourselves and others. Without technologies such as the internet, cell phones and such, the world would be completely different and would definitely have a feeling of isolation when compared to how we live now.