Imagine a biotech or energy breakthrough stuck in labs, unable to cross the "valley of death" due to funding gaps. These fringe innovations linger on society’s edge, awaiting mainstream or obscurity. Policymakers must guide them as tech evolves fast. Risky yet rewarding, the fringe holds paradigm shifts. The state must nurture it, like GPS or the internet, with grants and sandboxes to steer ethically, fostering progress while managing chaos.

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