Marc Andreessen

The topic is what's in the New York Times today and what it means that we all need to do to be good people.

The topic is what's in the New York Times today and what it means that we all need to do to be good people.

Everything other than your column, yes, exactly. Everything other than the dark matter that is the rest of that column. And so, no, it's literally, and here's the reason. It's, you know, the famous cliche, we live in a society. These people aren't robots. They're just not. They're members of a society. They're members of an elite class.

Everything other than your column, yes, exactly. Everything other than the dark matter that is the rest of that column. And so, no, it's literally, and here's the reason. It's, you know, the famous cliche, we live in a society. These people aren't robots. They're just not. They're members of a society. They're members of an elite class.

They come from the top and most radical education institutions, or they are seeking as hard as they can to assimilate into that same class. And then, by the way, you're not just doing that yourself. You also have family. And if your kids are in college, I mean, God help you. You know, they're coming for you.

They come from the top and most radical education institutions, or they are seeking as hard as they can to assimilate into that same class. And then, by the way, you're not just doing that yourself. You also have family. And if your kids are in college, I mean, God help you. You know, they're coming for you.

And then by the way, you've got this radicalized employee base and you maybe could have nipped the radicalization five years earlier, but now you can't because it's now you think it's 80% of your workforce. And by the way, you also have your shareholders. And this is where things get really bananas.

And then by the way, you've got this radicalized employee base and you maybe could have nipped the radicalization five years earlier, but now you can't because it's now you think it's 80% of your workforce. And by the way, you also have your shareholders. And this is where things get really bananas.

A big part of the tipping point, what happened here, it was when the major shareholders turned and became political activists. So you're in this sandwich from all of your constituents. And then you've got the press coming at you. You've got the activists coming at you. And then you've got the government coming at you.

A big part of the tipping point, what happened here, it was when the major shareholders turned and became political activists. So you're in this sandwich from all of your constituents. And then you've got the press coming at you. You've got the activists coming at you. And then you've got the government coming at you.

And, of course, the federal government radicalized hard under Hillary and then even—sorry, the federal government—we can talk about that more.

And, of course, the federal government radicalized hard under Hillary and then even—sorry, the federal government—we can talk about that more.

Not really.

Not really.

Well, did they? Like, sitting here today, would you describe that Donald Trump ran the federal government between 2016 and 2020? Yeah.

Well, did they? Like, sitting here today, would you describe that Donald Trump ran the federal government between 2016 and 2020? Yeah.

So things got much worse after 2020. So the part I would agree with is things got much worse for tech after they took formal control of the White House. So for sure that that's right.

So things got much worse after 2020. So the part I would agree with is things got much worse for tech after they took formal control of the White House. So for sure that that's right.

So maybe just the short thing I tell you about 16 to 20 was there were a series of additional 10Xing events, 10Xing of like radicalism and intensity of all the politics. And so and it was the Trump's nomination, it was Trump's election, and then it was Russiagate. And then it was, you know, it was like bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. And then of course COVID hits.

So maybe just the short thing I tell you about 16 to 20 was there were a series of additional 10Xing events, 10Xing of like radicalism and intensity of all the politics. And so and it was the Trump's nomination, it was Trump's election, and then it was Russiagate. And then it was, you know, it was like bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. And then of course COVID hits.