Is it just me, or is this kind of argument completely vacuous? If it didn't bring world peace, it must not be a force for good.<p>The last 30 or 40 years, or perhaps all the decades since World War 2, technology (including the internet) has empowered individuals at an unprecedented scale. Numerous individuals, or small groups of founders, have created companies, products, NGOs like never before. But, it has also empowered individuals more inclined towards terrorism, crime and other rude behaviors. It goes hand in hand. You cannot empower individuals and not expect some of them to do bad things.<p>If the definition of a Good Thing is achieving world peace, then nothing that empowers individuals will ever be a Good Thing.