cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/1958803
The article argues that some federal government intervention earlier during WWII jump-started the tech innovations we saw from the 1950s to 1970s.
It also talks about how the Internet seems to be the only really new game-changing innovation since the 80s and seeks to explain why this is the case.
Among other things, of course, such as the nature of “tech clusters” such as Silicon Valley and Austin, Texas.