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[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

it was very costly to produce, but new technology made it much more affordable.

Applies to basically anything shortly after WW2.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I sometimes wonder where we'd be tiday technologically if WW2 didnt happen

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Or we could just fund scientific study without the weapons part but at the same funding level.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Drive technology and civilization into the future without killing a bunch of people?! That sounds like SOCIALISM!!!