Yes, I find it pathetic, too, but humans too are basically dependent on other humans. If social networks are taken away from them, they either wouldn't be able to survive because they are too specialized or even if they possessed the proper skills, they would fall to pieces out of sheer loneliness. I've come to realize that everyone is dependent. What differs is upon what and whether the given thing tries to hide its utter dependency or not.
"He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god." ~ Aristotle