The beauty of the internet is that it was this unthinkably big project that was eventually thrown into the laps of the public. In my view this is government at

The beauty of the internet is that it was this unthinkably big project that was eventually thrown into the laps of the public. In my view this is government at its best: building infrastructure that lays the groundwork for huge wealth creation. The only opportunity I can think of right now that might be similar in its capacity to fuel wealth creation as much as the internet has is perhaps a space elevator. I'm not sure how exactly it would be used, but similarly, nobody really knew how ARPANET would end up being used either. I, like millions of engineers, would love to work in "truly innovative" industries beyond just software. However, innovation needs infrastructure to build upon. The amount of resources needed to work on the problems that Elon Musk takes on are prohibitive for the vast majority of entrepreneurs, investors, and engineers.