Without the government, there would never have been an Internet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet
I'm countering the popular idea that FedGov was necessary to have modern networks.
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Because here's a bunch of hobbyists creating a whole parallel infrastructure out of bandaids and foil.
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It's arguable from both sides if one examines where the smaller tech & education originally were funded. IBM engineers were also hobbyists.
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