The moral bankruptcy of Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz

Elegant piece by Elizabeth Lopatto of The Verge on the pursuit of wealth at all costs. How tech bros, venture capitalists and obscenely rich people generate more wealth. TLDR; by abandoning any semblance of a moral core.

This isn’t a movement. It’s a clique.

The irony is so obvious it’s almost embarrassing to point it out. Andreessen says he is upset that Big Tech is too powerful, but he opposes antitrust action because that blocks a route for VCs to exit. Either you’re comfortable with Big Tech getting bigger, in which case acquisitions are fine, or you want little tech to be competitive, which means blocking industry consolidation. Mainly, it seems that Andreessen believes in cashing out.

The moral bankruptcy of Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz

In venture capital, you are what you fund.

The Verge