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Not sure what you mean by overdependence "vs." advancement, don't they go together rather than conflict?
As for your questions, advancements in technology make communication, information, and economic (financial) transfers instantaneous, allowing an unprecedented volume of such transactions.
I spend at least 2 hours a day on the computer, but only 10-30 minutes on the phone.
I'd freak out if my electricity went out for a week. I've experienced it before, but that was 10 years ago when I wasn't quite as reliant on technology as I am today.
I personally see no conflict between the two. I think that advancements in technology only make us increasingly dependent on technology. For example, personal correspondence via "snail mail" is almost nonexistent anymore because of things like the internet and cell phones.
I don't know if overdependence or adancement in technology "creates" deviance in society, but It certainly facilitates it (transmission of child pornography, creating a virtual playground for pedophiles in chatrooms and things like craigslist, pornography in general is far more accessible, people starting extramarital affairs online, violence in media potentially affecting youth, etc.).
One way it can be dealt with by emphasizing to people (especially youth) that real life interpersonal relationships cannot be replaced by technology.
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