Silicon Valley's militarized turn is not its whole history

WIRED editor at large Steven Levy argues that Silicon Valley's current embrace of defense work and billionaire power should not be projected backward onto the industry's entire history. He acknowledges the region's early military funding, but points to the personal-computer revolution, hacker clubs and internet idealism as a distinct tradition focused on access and individual empowerment. The article is an historical argument, not a claim that money or government support were ever absent.