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Originally Posted by PussyMeister
Who do you think produced the Internet?
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The state created apache? The state told you to build your sites? The state started ccbill? The state started facebook, twitter and google? The state helps you administer your servers? The state developed icq, aim, skype, msn,...? The state commands people to sell products and services online? The state commands other people to buy products and services online? The state started paypal, paxum, okpay, epassporte, alertpay, cashx,...? The state developed wordpress, awstats, perl, php, thunderbird, miranda-im, ssh, flashfxp, firefox,...? The state operates namecheap, moniker, godaddy, name.com, gandi, fabulous,...? The state makes sure your emails arrive in time? ...?
The state took resources (that otherwise could be used by creative individuals) away from people and used them to create a network: the internet.
But it's human creativity, personal initiative, entrepreneurship, individuals with a dream that made the internet what it is today.