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An interesting comparison came to mind. Germany was prohibited from developing some weapons following defeat in World War I. However the list didn't include roc
by avmich 9y ago
An interesting comparison came to mind. Germany was prohibited from developing some weapons following defeat in World War I. However the list didn't include rockets, so a lot of efforts were spent to create V-2 and to manufacture them in numbers no other country matched during World War II. This lead to explosive development in rocketry after the war.
Here the technology - cryptocurrency instead rocketry - can get an unusual boost from state-sponsored efforts. Disregarding what we're going to see unfolding - a man in a high castle or a space race - the technology may likely benefit.
- Frogolocalypse 9y ago> However the list didn't include rockets Or submarines. Which is probably an even closer parallel.
- DoveBrown 9y agoThe Treaty of Versailles specifically prohibited the German navy from having any submarines. They got around this by creating a company in the Netherlands through which the German high command ran their research and development. After 1933, it's a different story, but it doesn't really hold as an example of restrictions increasing technological innovation.
- Frogolocalypse 9y agoThanks for the clarification.