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> It's funny how ironic and shortsighted these HN commies are. The hilarious part is that you don't appear to be complaining about the government funding of re
by _jal 9y ago
> It's funny how ironic and shortsighted these HN commies are.
The hilarious part is that you don't appear to be complaining about the government funding of research part.
- meri_dian 9y agoGovernment funded research played a role in the development of the Internet. Private enterprise also played a huge role. So we're reaching the conclusion that a capitalist economy combined with a functional government allocating resources to projects that hold the promise of long term potential but not short term financial gains is a good system? That both capitalism and government activity play important roles that each is better at filling than the other? And we're also realizing that a debate which reduces to 'capitalist vs communist' is idiotic? Wow. I'm proud of us.