Technology: Godsend or pain?

I just wanted to say something real quick, and anyone that reads this, please help a sister out! I, along with many others, have a borderline addiction to social media. I say borderline because I usually only post, check, or update when I'm bored. I try very hard to stay in the real world when I'm with others. However, moving across the country by yourself doesn't warrant you many friend options -- until you get out there and makes some. So, I have my coworker friends, sure. I have gone out with them with high hopes of meeting other people to connect with, but have not done such successfully. So I told myself that if I wanted to build genuine friendships I should start to connect with others at my church in a small group. I have tried, on various occasions, to do this. (Sidenote: I HAVE actually met some people that I am slowly building a relationship towards friendship with, I think.) However, this task, like any other place, has proven difficult. Even at church you have the groups that are already established with hard ways in. So I go home and I am praying everyday, sometimes more than once, "God please grant me a few friendships that help me get rid of this lonliness."

 So what does this have to do with technology? Here is my problem with technology. I have followed several people from church online, and when I try to communicate with them via comments on their photographs I am blatantly ignored. No doubt, that though we have met and acquainted on several occasions, this person doesn't follow me. I have no issues with that, but the problem I have is being ignored. I WANT to develop true friendships with people here and to connect on a real level, but if I can't even do that with people at my church how can I begin to move forward anywhere in my life? This is just about the only place I go besides work! (Now it's summer so no work) And to the gym, but again, most people are at the gym to put work in and not socialize. So is technology really that great? Or does it hurt is more than help us?