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The future is a branching path (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] Honytawk 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But with more funding we would likely have silicon wafer chips figured out sooner

There are diminishing returns, sure. But tech would still have more quickly developed with more than we have currently put in

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

But with more funding we would likely have silicon wafer chips figured out sooner

We already throw trillions (with a T) at the development of new silicon wafer chips. I don't think even a Pentagon's budget is going to make it move any faster.

By contrast, I do think increasing the base number of computer engineering graduates would do wonders for the domestic computer industry. Particularly, if those engineers had publicly available cash to incubate their own start-ups and noodle around in university graduate programs outside of the publish-or-perish model.

Forcing everyone to go hat-in-hand to guys like Musk, Theil, and Sam Altman every time they want a crack at the nut is what's holding us back far more than the volume of dollars we spend on those three gatekeepers.