I think a lot of people (if not everyone) could relate to this, man. Our reliance on technology and its ubiquity certainly has its fair share of advantages and disadvantages. I like how you hearkened back to our primitive ancestors, and I do agree that the invention of fire could be likened to adoption of new technology.

Many are afraid, but that's only due to lack of understanding. Technology provides the next step in evolution, where we create the building blocks to the future ourselves. The biological training wheels are off, and now humanity is responsible for what path we would take.

I like how a story about losing your phone lead to a deep ideological discussion. Sorry to hear about your old iPhone, but I'm still going to urge you to reconsider Android, like I did a year or so back. Since your witness is More Human Than Human, and the Android Nexus series was inspired by the same book, both things are connected. It's a sign, Luke :D