Scary, I see myself in your words. I am as old as your are and have been thinking about these very things. There is a connection between today's technology and spirituality, Silicon Valley is made from Hippies after all. My parents come from that generation, they have fought for counterculture. Still, I grew up disillusioned, with the conviction that the world has its way and that won't change no matter how idealistic you are. When I finished high school I decided to pursue a very scientific degree. Most of my fellow students ridicule anyone who thinks there is more to reality than what reductionist science tells us. But I think the Internet and modern technology will allow us to unite science with spirituality. It's just missing a valve, a path between the two and then both will be so much more than they are now. I want to dedicate my time to working on this path. Since I saw things this way I have felt the purpose I was longing for before.