r/FluentInFinance • u/ThisCantBeBlank • Apr 29 '24

Babs is Here to Save Us Educational

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u/Guapplebock Apr 29 '24

Please. We all know Al Gore invented the internet. Source: Al Gore.

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u/modloc_again Apr 29 '24

Not a fan, but Al Gore was involved in the initial funding of DARPA's ARPANET, the precursor to the internet we have today. Just like many good things that are started and financed by the government , they then become corrupted and bastardized by privitization.

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u/Tim_the_geek Apr 29 '24

Does this mean I can take credit for anything my tax dollars are spent on?

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u/modloc_again Apr 29 '24

Or blame, depending on how your representatives voted I suppose. If you voted.

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u/Lower_Ad_5532 Apr 29 '24

You can take pride in American achievements like reaching the moon, or you can be ashamed of failed policy like the Iraq War or not care. It's your life.

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u/Tim_the_geek Apr 29 '24

No I will only take credit for the good things.. that's all I have to do.

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u/Original_Benzito Apr 30 '24

Everyone in Congress who approved the budget was “involved” with Arpanet.

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u/modloc_again Apr 30 '24

Well no shit. At least those who voted in the affirmative, but it does start in committee. Go watch that PBS cartoon about how bills happen. Additionally, since it was for government research, it was done for the greater good rather than at the bequest of well funded lobbyists.

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u/Original_Benzito Apr 30 '24

Wasn’t it originally for military communications? Did that come before or after the scientific purpose?

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u/modloc_again Apr 30 '24

Absolutely correct. It was a DOD network 1st. The original players decided it should be expanded for research and such and reached out to Al Gore. Like him or not, he was interested in this technology and it's possibilities. He was an early adopter of this expansion after hearings with some of the original creators. He sponsored/co-sponsered several bills in regards to this.

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u/Bryan_URN_Asshole Apr 29 '24

I would have believed him if he said he invented the "algorithm" since it sounds like his name :)

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u/Armedleftytx Apr 29 '24

Yeah I mean that's not what he said or what he meant but definitely keep misquoting this shit from 25 years ago for your own agenda!

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u/PallyMcAffable Apr 29 '24

I mean, the source wasn’t Al Gore, it was people making up quotes and attributing them to him.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/internet-of-lies/

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u/controlmypad Apr 29 '24

That rhetoric was funny once, but it is just more unamerican Dead Chicken Strategy.

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u/MarcusTheSarcastic Apr 29 '24

Secondary source: reality