Comment by amelius
14 days ago
Government agencies like DARPA literally invented the internet, so it was definitely more than solving the tragedy of the commons, although that was important too.
14 days ago
Government agencies like DARPA literally invented the internet, so it was definitely more than solving the tragedy of the commons, although that was important too.
DARPA is designed to limit how long they will fund any technology, and be very willing to terminate funding for any effort that isn't delivering. As I recall, even a 1% success rate is considered acceptable there.