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> very very close to being indistinguishable from "inventing the internet" For a native English speaker, no it isn't. Also fwiw, if you weren't working in the
by dboreham 1y ago
> very very close to being indistinguishable from "inventing the internet"
For a native English speaker, no it isn't.
Also fwiw, if you weren't working in the field at that time, experiencing the process of connecting to the then Internet, I don't think you can comment on this authoritatively.
- icepush 1y agoWhat is the difference between creating something and inventing it?
- x______________ 1y agoI create a Local Area Network by connecting and configuring devices to a local router, as opposed to inventing Local Area Networking hardware equipment and respective protocols.
- skylurk 1y agoIf you invent a new kind of bagel, not much of a difference. For something on the scale of the internet, political alignment is absolutely critical for its creation, regardless of who invented it.
- hn_throwaway_99 1y agoYour own quote you posted didn't say "I created the Internet". It said "I took the initiative in creating the Internet", which when coming from a politician is most reasonably interpreted as creating the conditions and policies (e.g. funding and regulatory framework) to make the Internet possible, which, according to the inventors of TCP/IP, he did.