It's illuminating (and equally harrowing) to see how much of the fundamental technology we have today has been researched and invented by the military (the Internet is one prime example), in stark contrast to the widespread belief among today's SV techies that free market innovation is what's driving the tech.
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https://www.economist.com/schumpeter/2014/02/03/startup-myth...
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/mariana-mazzucato
https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2020/09/economics...
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/01/16/the-case-for-m...
https://marianamazzucato.com