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By 'the internet', do you mean the descendant of the government funded Arpanet? ;)
by kirubakaran 18y ago
By 'the internet', do you mean the descendant of the government funded Arpanet? ;)
- bokonist 18y agoJust because the government initially funded one piece of what eventually became the internet, doesn't mean that government sponsorship was necessary. Many other parts of the internet ( telnet, SMTP) were originally developed outside of the government, as were technologies before the age of the mega-state ( such as the telegraph).
- vaksel 18y agodoes the government get credit for Walmart, for laying down highways? Same concept...the internet is more than just "a series of tubes".
- sethg 18y agoOne of the benefits of the government-subsidized interstate highway system is that products can be moved cheaply by truck from ports of entry and factories to wholesalers and from there to retailers, no matter where in the country those wholesalers and retailers are located. Another benefit is that it's economically feasible for a family to live in the suburbs, work in the city, and shop in a more distant suburb. I wouldn't give the government "credit for Walmart", but the government has created an infrastructure that Walmart used to its benefit.