Existential ComicsCapitalism didn't give us the internet.
Large-scale cooperation, open protocols, and free software gave us the internet. Capitalism gave us mobile sites that don't work because fifteen ads cover the screen.
Dom@existentialcomics Technically, it's the military that gave us Internet, just like global positioning systems and satellite images. For-profit corporations rarely develop something that is truly ground-breaking. They simply repackage stuff differently with a "brand" and some hype to make a profit.
Not trying to promote military development, but just showing that when money is not the goal, technological innovations often flourish.
mc.fly@dom @existentialcomics it's the military who gave us IP. It's large scale science who gave us the web. It's universities who gave us email and irc.
It's not one group is all of them together
@mcfly @existentialcomics True, it's a bit of chicken and egg thing but the infrastructure was critical for it. Whether we like it or not, military development and innovation always goes together.