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The Simple Answers to the Questions that get asked about every new technology:
Will [ ] make us all geniuses? NO
Will [ ] make us all morons? NO
Will [ ] destroy whole industries? YES
Will [ ] make us more empathetic? NO
Will [ ] make us less caring? NO
Will teens use [ ] for sex? YES
Were they going to have sex anyway? YES
Will [ ] destroy music? NO
Will [ ] destroy art? NO
But can't we go back to a time when- NO
Will [ ] bring about world peace? NO
Will [ ] cause widespread alienation by creating a world of empty experiences? WE WERE ALREADY ALIENATED
{{Title text: 'Will [ ] allow us to better understand each other and thus make war undesirable?' is one that pops up whenever we invent a new communication medium.}}
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