I didn't know that was a real thing Marc Andreesen actually said. What is up with all these psychos masquerading as humans? It's so depressing because I used to idolize folks like Andreesen, Musk, Bezos, Page, etc. Now I find them all basically disgusting weirdos. Not sure if it's a mix of having to be kinds narcissistic/psychopathic to achieve that level of success in the first place, or if being so outlandishly wealthy insulated you from normal human guardrails (probably both).
But in any case, I don't quite get how folks who work at a16z can look at themselves in the mirror everyday.
This take is ill-informed. He's just saying you can't get hung up on your previous investments, decisions, etc. Keep moving forward. A16Z folks are very human, terrific at what they do and good people.
Can you please stop making personally mean comments about people's personal attributes on HN? This is not a site for people who think this is the way to discuss things, and eventually we have to ban people who keep doing it.
It's fine to debate and critique people's actions. But these repeated sneering, belittling snarls about someone's knowledge level and even physical characteristics are off limits here, no matter who they're about.
This is a site for people who have higher standards of themselves than this. Please read the guidelines carefully and have a think about if this is really the right place for your style of discourse. <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html">https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Sorry, but I have no compunction when it comes dunking on the appearance or tics of ultra wealthy white men who proudly proclaim their own free speech absolutism as cover for their support of rising authoritarianism.
I wouldn't say such things about a normal person, but punching up on powerful people who are actively harming society is always morally correct.
And what he said about the history of introspection was just idiotic babble.
You're not punching anyone. People like that aren't reading this garbage. The only people reading it are other HN readers who are almost all just employees and indie developers trying to make a living. If you want to make an actual difference to the world, come up with interesting new ideas that can actually change things. Otherwise, stop wasting everyone's time, your own most of all.
The guidelines make it clear what is and isn't welcome here, and combat is offtopic no matter what the topic, but especially when the topic is a person's passing.
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It's fine to debate and critique people's actions. But these repeated sneering, belittling snarls about someone's knowledge level and even physical characteristics are off limits here, no matter who they're about.
This is a site for people who have higher standards of themselves than this. Please read the guidelines carefully and have a think about if this is really the right place for your style of discourse. <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html">https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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Sorry, but I have no compunction when it comes dunking on the appearance or tics of ultra wealthy white men who proudly proclaim their own free speech absolutism as cover for their support of rising authoritarianism.
I wouldn't say such things about a normal person, but punching up on powerful people who are actively harming society is always morally correct.
And what he said about the history of introspection was just idiotic babble.
tomhow · · focus · HN ↗
You're not punching anyone. People like that aren't reading this garbage. The only people reading it are other HN readers who are almost all just employees and indie developers trying to make a living. If you want to make an actual difference to the world, come up with interesting new ideas that can actually change things. Otherwise, stop wasting everyone's time, your own most of all.
The guidelines make it clear what is and isn't welcome here, and combat is offtopic no matter what the topic, but especially when the topic is a person's passing.