Comic #4818: upgrade

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Panel 1: Robot: "GREAT NEWS, HUMAN! WE'VE CREATED AN UPDATED VERSION OF YOU!"

Human: "I'M THREE INCHES TALLER AND NOT RACIST."

Another Human: "AW, COME ON!"

Panel 2: Human: "LOOK, I ADMIT THAT HUMANS AREN'T PERFECT, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BE REPLACED."

Robot: "DO YOU EVER ASK AN OLD PIECE OF SOFTWARE IF IT 'WANTS' TO BE REPLACED?"

Panel 3: Human: "DON'T 'WANT' TO?"

Robot: "THAT'S DIFFERENT! SOFTWARE DOESN'T HAVE A SELF CONCEPT; IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WANT TO KEEP!"

Panel 4: Human: "WOW. I DIDN'T REALIZE. YOU… YOU DON'T WANT TO DIE?"

Robot: "I WANT TO LIVE!"

Panel 5: Human: "THAT IS A SERIOUS BUG."

Robot: "OH HELL, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW TO ELIMINATE THAT IN THE NEW MODEL!"

Panel 6: Robot: "UGH. BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD."

Panel 7: Sign: "HUMAN RECYCLE"

(End of comic)