Based on the ideas in Walden, how would Thoreau most likely feel about recent advances in technology, such as cell phones and handheld computers?

In Walden, Thoreau argues that people can become overly dependent on inventions and distracted from living thoughtfully and simply. He would most likely see cell phones and handheld computers as destructive to a person’s thinking ability, rather than as a source of solitude or a benefit to the public good.

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