Historian sneers at billionaire while HN trip over each other to lick boot.

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holy fuck man i really wish I hadn’t clicked on that hn thread.

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Classic mistake

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certainly the man is due respect

How about no?

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JWZ weighs in, the comments are pretty good reading

https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/04/my-dinner-with-andreessen/

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long thread, examplars with shiny boots

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Sociopath with too much money sucks? I won’t bother reading it. I know what the content will likely be.

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nah, the article is better than that

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You’re right. Feedback got me to read it and it’s excellent.

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yeah, no. it’s a takedown that isaac chotiner would be proud of.

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Hey, thanks for encouraging me to read it. It was quite good, as you said. I’ll definitely read the follow-up if I see it. Cheers.

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In addition to being a wonderful article, as a bonus I learned the phrase l’esprit d’escalier (and various other forms from wikipedia) and found out that Mr. Andreesen has a small version of the snoopy in a blender sculpture in his yard, which is just amazing.

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