this xkcd is from 2013 (rule)

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The simple answers to the questions that get asked about every new technology: Will [blank] make us all geniuses? No Will [blank] make us all morons? No Will [blank] destroy whole industries? Yes Will [blank] make us more empathetic? No Will [blank] make us less caring? No Will teens use [blank] for sex? Yes Were they going to have sex anyway? Yes Will [blank] destroy music? No Will [blank] destroy art? No But can’t we go back to a time when- No Will [blank] bring about world peace? No Will [blank] cause widespread alienation by creating a world of empty experiences? We were already alienated