The annoying comic would be silly if it weren't true. The point of the comic is the fact it alludes to, which by magnitude transcends any specific reference.

Except it's not true, it ignores the most important factor - market share. If the new 15th standards becomes the most/only used one (as has happened with many new standards), then the silly idea from the comic "the future is no better with just +1 in the pile" doesn't reflect reality, reality would be that indeed that new universal standard solved the problem and reduced the ridiculous fragmentation.

That's why there is nothing healthy behind this thought-terminating comic cliche, just a generic conservative discouragement of any experiments.