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The state has always been a major contributor the long term major tech innovation and evolution.

Private enterprise contributes to the “last mile” but grabs all of recognition. AI is the latest example of this. The Googles and Facebooks of this world have been hoarding AI researchers and experts who have been working on AI for the last 30+ years thanks to public money.

The US DoE invested in Tesla Motors when not a single private investor dared to touch it.

But the masses are not only too ignorant to recognize the state’s major role and contribution, they religiously believe private enterprise alone made it all possible and that the state is a roadblock.