[infoseek12]

The pace of technological change and the complexity of this technology contrasted with the ability and rapidity of politicized bureaucracies and the sovereignty of 100+ nations almost guarantees government regulation will lose.

This is a fact I think we should be glad of, despite an increasingly reflexive authoritarianism from outlets like the New York Times, I think most people would agree that innovations like the Internet would be much worse with a fraction of their potential if they had been subjected to regulation and governance before their formative period had passed.

Adaptation to have the power and nuance necessary must come organically not from top down fiat.

[thfuran]

>I think most people would agree that innovations like the Internet would be much worse with a fraction of their potential if they had been subjected to regulation and governance before their formative period had passed.

When do you think that would've happened without ARPANET? I don't think anyone should celebrate governments becoming too polarized or too ossified to effectively interact with technological advances.

[infoseek12]

Probably after a couple more years. ARPANET accelerated progress but the idea of large interconnected networks is an obviously useful one and the technology to build was coming to maturity at that point in time.

In an ideal world I agree with you with you about effective governance, in the one we live in I’m not so sure.