How did technology affect Fahrenheit 451?

First of all, if you are asking this because you don't want to read the book, then you are basically a prediction! It's such an amazing book, do yourself a favor and pick it up. But here are the predictions I've noticed:

The seashell radio sounds just like earbuds to me. Big screen tvs in every room. The tv shows they watch are similar to reality tv- people are always arguing for no apparent reason. The news is whittled down to little more than a headline. Mothers plop their children in front of televisions and go about their days. What really strikes me is how correct he was about the implications of technology- people don't have meaningful conversations anymore, they just talk about cars and sports. Friends are merely people you watch tv with. There is a war going on, but people are so preoccupied with technology that nobody seems to notice or care.

" Remember the firemen are rarely necessary. The public stopped reading of its own accord. You firemen provide a circus now and then at which buildings are set off and crowds gather for the pretty blaze, but its a small sideshow indeed, and hardly necessary to keep things in line. So few want to be rebels anymore. And out of those few, most, like myself, scare easily. Can you dance faster than the White Clown, shout louder than 'Mr. Gimmick' and the parlor 'families'? If you can, you'll win your way, Montag. In any event, you're a fool. People are having fun."