Okay, so here’s the thing. We live in an uncannily advanced, technological world. Innovation never ceases. Regardless of whether we truly need or even want something new and improved, we’ll get it.

And that’s fine and all, so long as the various technologies are used efficiently, responsibly, and sustainably, serving some purpose that’s helpful or, in the least, entertaining to some. But we know that’s not always the case.

There’s often a sort of obsession, if you will, with certain technologies. I’m talking about video games, social media outlets, phones, gadgets and the like. And this techno-mania can lead us into situations where we throw caution to the wind.

Three recent cases in point:

1) Undercover investigators went into a drug dealer’s residence in Polk County, Florida. Some, naturally, searched for drugs, money and paraphernalia while some took the opportunity to play multiple rounds of Wii Bowling. Yes, numerous fist pumps and high-fives ensued. And all of this was caught on the dealer’s home security camera. Too far, guys… and wildly unprofessional. I mean couldn’t you have resisted the urge? Like you don’t have one waiting at home, anyway. Full story here.

2) Two girls, aged 10 and 12, somehow found themselves lost in a drain in the suburbs of Adelaide, Australia. Fearing for their lives, they decided to try and get help. So they picked up their phones and UPDATED THEIR FACEBOOK STATUS’ WITH THEIR DILLEMA. Wow… just wow. The clincher of this one is the fact that the girls had working cells and could have easily just dialed emergency, but still somehow felt, even in a matter of life and death, that Facebook was the way to go. Sorry, girls, but it’s not. Can we get back to real life now? Full story here.

3) This story is the one that really does me in. A 17-year old girl - who, I think it’s safe to say, should have known better - died from electrocution this past summer in Romania. Why, you ask? She was Tweeting from her bathtub. Apparently, the electrocution occurred when she reached a wet hand out to plug the computer in. Yikes. As a human, I absolutely feel for her and her family, of course. But as a critic, I can only wonder “What the f**k was she thinking?” Full story here.