When the Advanced Research Projects Agency began funding a mechanism for ensured communications between military installations, they understood full well that they were developing a pervasive form of social-global connectedness.

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The primary goal of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA, now DARPA) in funding the development of ARPANET, the precursor to the internet, was to create a robust, fault-tolerant communication system for military use, not to foster social-global connectedness. The broader social and global implications emerged later as the technology evolved and became accessible to the public.

When the Advanced Research Projects Agency Began Funding a Mechanism