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There are tons of people and companies currently investing in these things. The venture capital industry in the US is huge, and in fact you’re writing this on a

by xyzzyz 6y ago

There are tons of people and companies currently investing in these things. The venture capital industry in the US is huge, and in fact you’re writing this on a website run by one of its representatives. The US Government has surely invested in some beneficial research, but so did the private sector.

Kbelicius 6y ago
> There are tons of people and companies currently investing in these things. Yes, there are tons of people and companies currently investing in these things because earlier government investment proved those things possible. It would be irrational for a private company to invest time and money in something with knightian uncertainty. The private sector is good with scale and incremental improvements. Quite bad with fundamental research.