After the Soviet Union had pushed ahead of the US in the space race, the US government looked to it’s bright, competitive citizens to push back against them with their own technological advancements. The government began pumping money into small private tech companies and technology departments in universities through grants. A startup, NoodleNet, ended up taking the lead as it developed an efficient form of packet switching and restructuring the “internet” to a less linear format through the use of hypertext. In the early years, NoodleNet was able to purchase other companies and connect their separate network to the broader NoodleNet network. This caused concerns right away about the idea of a monopolized internet and laws were put in place that broke up NoodleNet and allowed for fair commercial traffic and access to one large network. The Noodlenet phenomenon assisted judicial interpretation of antitrust laws to strictly apply to the tech industry in the 1970’s, and therefore eliminated any ability for the existence of big tech companies that use their power and access to filter out competition.
This competitive, commercial environment created in the 1970’s fueled technological advancements throughout the decade. After the personal computer was a hit, startups raced to seehow small they could get computers to be. This led to advanced laptops, tablets, smartphones and smart watches all being created by the early 1980’s. The company Chip had a major breakthrough when they figured out how to allow the computer to actually enter, live in, and be easily removed from the human body. After a couple of years, many companies were making their own version of human computer chips and they became easily affordable for everyone. The United Nations declared the internet a “human right” in 1986. By 2015, 94% of the world's population had their own chip.
The human computer chip changed the course of humanity and equality as it allowed for everyone to have the same access to information and knowledge within their own head. No longer were students tested on their access to knowledge, they were tested on their ability to use information they already had stored. More importantly, everyone finally had the same access to knowledge. Individuals that were successful in both the school setting and the workforce demonstrated better creativity, work ethic and wisdom. With an increase in access to knowledge and a decrease in privilege, phenomena such as racism and sexism decreased dramatically. Additionally businesses in third world countries grew exponentially and rural development flourished. The extremely fast paced technological competition led to a vision to combine the body and the internet, and by combining the human with the internet we established the idea that all human bodies are created equal. Because of this, a better world was created for all.