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It's illuminating (and equally harrowing) to see how much of the fundamental technology we have today has been researched and invented by the military (the Inte
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It's illuminating (and equally harrowing) to see how much of the fundamental technology we have today has been researched and invented by the military (the Internet is one prime example), in stark contrast to the widespread belief among today's SV techies that free market innovation is what's driving the tech.
- _448 5y agoHere is someone who is trying to spread this gospel of state led innovation for some time now: https://www.economist.com/schumpeter/2014/02/03/startup-myths-and-obsessions https://www.economist.com/schumpeter/2014/02/03/startup-myth... https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mariana-mazzucato https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mariana-mazzucato https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2020/09/economics-agitator-mariana-mazzucato.htm https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2020/09/economics... https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/01/16/the-case-for-more-state-spending-on-r-and-d https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/01/16/the-case-for-m... https://marianamazzucato.com https://marianamazzucato.com