Acharya Prashant explains that while technology like the internet and Google can serve as a backup, they cannot substitute for real-life, spontaneous interactions. He warns that relying on text communication often stems from fear and lacks the warmth and authenticity of face-to-face conversation. He notes that texting can become a time-consuming habit where one spends hours waiting and overthinking responses rather than resolving matters quickly through direct speech. He emphasizes that technology should be used to augment human capacity rather than handicap it, comparing the misuse of technology to using a crutch instead of a car. He further argues that external knowledge from Google is useless unless it becomes part of one's being and is lived out in reality. Drawing from Vedanta, he stresses that the central question is 'who' the user of technology is. If an individual is not internally liberated or 'right' within, they will use power and technology to their own detriment, much like a monkey with a sword. He points out that historical villains like Ravan and Duryodhana possessed immense knowledge and power but were destructive because they operated from a false internal center. He concludes that without internal transformation, modern technological progress leads to global catastrophes like climate change and mass extinction.