Interesting read. I too feel fortunate to have been born just before the technology revolution as it is in its present form. I recall aching to get home from school so that I could run around the neighborhood with my friends. There was a certain freedom that came with that. It seems we are entering an era where leaving the house will become unnecessary. There is a certain convenience threshold being crossed over. It is not natural.
I hope that prediction won't turn out to be true. Recently, I saw a documentary about a Japanese's phenomenon called hikikomori. It describes people who have cut most strings with society and mostly or only live at home. It's quite unsettling. But I also believe that technology has made such a life possible in the first place (although living at home with parents e.g., must have always occurred in the past) and we should be wary of such effects of technology on society as a whole.