: Without it, the personal computer probably would not have been invented, let alone the Internet.This subject and this thread have already been discussed, fairly thoroughly, in this very same Debating Room. The connections to this link should show you where the posts discussing this subject are. Go back and read them.
As for invention, wankers, not capitalists, invent things; capitalists, as capitalists, merely cash in on them. The Internet was a product of ARPANET, which itself was funded through the Department of Defense, the one your tax dollars go to. Any questions?