Well it depends much on the company I suppose. I don't my see my future as enslaving people, while developing new technological solutions. I see it as making things possible. Of course there are trade offs, you need to sell, so you need to make it more appealing, more capturing, maybe even hooking the potential client. However, I believe many people who develop technology still want to better the world through it.
I see the problems also, but I hope it is more of a growing pain of the new world than a phenomena that gets worse. To be honest, I don't know. However, I myself will work towards creating a better future through technology. How, well I don't know yet. Small steps will need to be taken.
I still want to assign the responsibility to the developers of technology to make technology better fit the everyday life of people. Of course I as well am a bit concerned of the fact that children are stuck to their mobile phones at ages when I was playing hide and seek or what not.
RE: Future survival skills: are you techno - literate ?