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Necessity is the mother of all inventions. And I would agree that porn has had a huge impact in the desire to get better electronics and bigger hard drives in the past 10 years. I have over a terabyte of hard drive space in the room I am sitting in. I have a TiVo, two computers, a backup hard drive and a USB hard drive. I also have a mp3 player with a hard drive in it. In 1996, my computer had a 810MB hard drive. I have tons of files that are at least that size.
Space exploration also drives some advancement in technology. Namely because the things they need have not been created.
War and military spending also help drive advancement, and it has both a positive effect on the economy and a negative effect. The years right after a war end is probably the best time to for prosperity.
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