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It's crazy how much technology comes from government investment, yet people continue to assert that private industry can somehow fill the gaps. With quarterly c
by jorblumesea 7y ago
It's crazy how much technology comes from government investment, yet people continue to assert that private industry can somehow fill the gaps. With quarterly cycles being what they are, the only one thinking long term is the govt. They're the only ones who engage in fundamental scientific research or even near term research and are responsible for much of the innovation that private industry loves to claim.
- germinalphrase 7y agoMarianna Mazzucato did a nice talk at the Long Now Foundation about this exact point. http://longnow.org/seminars/02014/mar/24/entrepreneurial-state-debunking-private-vs-public-sector-myths/ http://longnow.org/seminars/02014/mar/24/entrepreneurial-sta...