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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How much of the great decoupling is just due to big tech and the investment landscape around it?

[–] orrk@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

considering this started in the 70s... no.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Big tech started before the 70s. IBM was founded in 1911. Hewlett-Packard in 1939. The 60s and 70s were when computers as a business tool (mainframes) really took off.