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> [Throughout the history of the Internet, most of the innovation has come as a by-product of efforts to facilitate communication within social groups of various kinds (academics, bloggers, peer-to-peer file sharing), rather than as the result of profit-oriented investment. Rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quiggin/throughout-the-history-of-the-internet-most-of-the-innovation-has/)

John Quiggin

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## More by John Quiggin

> [It seems strange to make a priori arguments about the relative performance of governments and the markets in health care when there is so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quiggin/it-seems-strange-to-make-a-priori-arguments-about-the-relative/)

John Quiggin

> [The term "rational" and its variants (rationality, rationalism) are used in a lot of contexts in economic debate, both positively and negatively, but nearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quiggin/the-term-rational-and-its-variants-rationality-rationalism-are-used/)

John Quiggin

> [Throughout the history of the Internet, most of the innovation has come as a by-product of efforts to facilitate communication within social groups of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quiggin/throughout-the-history-of-the-internet-most-of-the-innovation-has/)

John Quiggin

> [In philosophical terms, the opposite of rationalism is not irrationalism but empiricism, that is, a willingness to form beliefs on the basis of experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-quiggin/in-philosophical-terms-the-opposite-of-rationalism-is-not/)

John Quiggin

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