a new low for humanity

Going in to check my email I saw this headline 'Climber makes first phone call from Everest summit'. Now I know this is a huge help for the safety of climbers in crisis but let's be honest, how many calls will be made due to trouble on the mountain? The ubiquity of cell phones and people talking on them everywhere is so depressing to me. Technological advances are wonderful but when they're abused - people texting while driving on the highway?! it's shameful.