Genuine anxiety about technology

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The Frankenstein myth has been used to express the fear of many new technologies over the years since the book was written, including genetically modified foods. Do you think that this myth provides a useful shorthand to help us understand the potential dangers in new technologies? Alternately, is the use of this myth just a matter of fear-mongering? Does the myth express a genuine anxiety about technology? Please answer in 100 words or less.

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