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The initial invention was gov't funded, but it wasn't until (decades) later when business began investing in it that it really took off. And became much more t
by billswift 17y ago
The initial invention was gov't funded, but it wasn't until (decades) later when business began investing in it that it really took off. And became much more than an academic toy.
- logicalmind 17y agoCompanies weren't interested in the internet until they could make a profit. The same way they aren't interested in treatments/medicines/cures unless they can make a profit. What if these decisions were made altruistically based on how many people you can help, regardless of the profits...
- run4yourlives 17y agoWhich is why we have 15 different types of erectile dysfunction pills and no HIV vaccine.
- gnaritas 17y agoIt's also why health care should be a government problem rather than a free market problem. They can focus on the right things rather than the profitable things, no business can survive doing that.