Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto set the tech world ablaze just a few short weeks ago - and now, he responds to his critics. A bold statement of principles arguing for the liberatory potential of technology, his manifesto generated criticism from both the left and right-including FAI’s own Sam Hammond.
In this special edition of The Dynamist, FAI Senior Fellow Jon Askonas and Marc Andreessen hash out the foundations of the Techno-Optimist politics of tomorrow. Marc is a cofounder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He has achieved two rare feats in the tech industry: pioneering a software category used by more than a billion people, and establishing multiple billion-dollar companies.
- The Techno-Optimist Manifesto: a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/
- Ezra Klein's response: www.nytimes.com/2023/10/26/opinion/marc-andreessen-reactionary-futurism.html
- TechCrunch's response: techcrunch.com/2023/10/17/when-was-the-last-time-marc-andreessen-talked-to-a-poor-person/?
- Sam Hammond's response: www.city-journal.org/article/was-nietzsche-a-techno-optimist