It takes a certain kind of person to write grandiose manifestoes for public consumption, unafflicted by self-doubt or denuded of self-interest.
In this vision, wealthy technologists are not just leaders of their business but keepers of the social order, unencumbered by what Mr. Andreessen labels “enemies”: social responsibility, trust and safety, tech ethics, to name a few.
But the real problem with Mr. Andreessen’s manifesto may be not that it’s too outlandish, but that it’s too on-the-nose.
In the case of ordinary individuals, however, debt is regarded as not just a financial failure but a moral one.
(If you are successful and have paid your student loans off, taking them out in the first place was a good decision.
Persons:
Marc Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz, ”
Organizations:
Netscape