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But a lot of big technological developments hve political motivations, because governments are the first and biggest customer. Nuclear energy, internet, space r
by meekaaku 3y ago
But a lot of big technological developments hve political motivations, because governments are the first and biggest customer. Nuclear energy, internet, space race etc, have all been politically motivated, funded and supported.
- bell-cot 3y agoTrue - but the actual development of complex and expensive technologies tends to happen far faster, cheaper, and more reliably when a government feels a burning need for Actual Working Technology ASAP. Vs. when the whole thing is some combination of political showboating and spreading pork to everyone who wants "their share" of government money.
- dehrmann 3y agoThose aren't fair comparisons. Everything you listed was genuinely new and potentially revolutionary. The Concorde was 2x as fast as existing planes.