My takeaway from that one is that Bell Labs' success relied on the common feeling that they were all contributing to the nation's survival and flourishing by supporting the core infrastructure role of the Bell System.
(Compare with the cynicism of Googlers/Eric Schmidt)
https://www.amazon.com/Three-Degrees-Above-Zero-Information/...
Backstory: https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2019/october/three-degrees-above-...
My takeaway from that one is that Bell Labs' success relied on the common feeling that they were all contributing to the nation's survival and flourishing by supporting the core infrastructure role of the Bell System.
(Compare with the cynicism of Googlers/Eric Schmidt)