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Re:Leonard Kleinrock on what went wrong with the internet by manthedudeguy on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @12:57PM (#21389344)
"There's no way". What a compelling argument.

There's "no way" that 60 million people would have died in the 20th century if there was no such thing as an ambulance. I'm positive we would have invented a workable replacement.

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Re:Leonard Kleinrock on what went wrong with the internet by malvosenior on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @09:57AM (#21397759)
"I'm positive we would have invented a workable replacement." is also not a compelling argument :)

It's actually rather absurd to suggest automobiles were a net negative. They are one of the greatest inventions in the history of humanity. It's like saying electricity is a net negative.

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Re:Leonard Kleinrock on what went wrong with the internet by wolco on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @03:13PM (#21390965)
Shipment of food / water / medicine might.
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