Foucault and Computers

Chapter 6 of Cynthia Selfe's, Technology and Literacy in the Twenty-First Century, struck a chord with me. Her statement that "technological literacy has been enacted at what Foucault calls the capillary level, 'where the power reaches into the very grain of individuals, touches their bodies and inserts itself into their actions and attitudes, their discourses, learning processes and everyday lives'" (99), mirrors our society today. We speak in computerese. We communicate through cell phones, blackberries, and laptops. From the oldest of us to the youngest, we rely on computer technology to process our bills, remind us of doctor's appointments, program a trip, and communicate with family members and friends who've moved across the country, or maybe live just next door.
When computers crash and cell phones drop our calls, we are more than frustrated. We are temporarily out of touch with the immediacy of the world around us, and we have come to believe that we must constantly monitor as much information as we can download, upload, facebook and twitter. Tuning out is not an option, or is it?