Impatient Web Users, an Eye Blink Is Just Too Long to Wait

Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/technology/impatient-web-users-flee-slow-loading-sites.html?ref=technology

Summary:
Steve Lohr talks about how people these days are becoming more and more impatient when using the computer. He says that 400 milliseconds which is the blink of an eye is considered too long for a person to wait for their computer to load. Google and other companies are working to create faster websites and competing to become the best one. People would most likely visit sites that are faster than those that are not. People are becoming too attached to technology and are losing patience for things that aren't even that important.

Question:
How else can the internet/technology harm society? Do you think technology is taking over people's lives?