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Re:Dear Marc Andreessen by rdl on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @07:36PM (#7907699)
I would sure rather have pmarca pulling the levers rather than people like {politicians, bankers, ...}.
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Re:Dear Marc Andreessen by edwinnathaniel on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @07:39PM (#7907715)
What makes you think pmarca is different than {anybody with lots of money and are human being with desires}
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Re:Dear Marc Andreessen by rdl on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @07:51PM (#7907760)
He's fundamentally a nerd, and optimistic about humanity. That's enough to be better than 95% of people in power.
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Re:Dear Marc Andreessen by mattgreenrocks on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @08:01PM (#7907791)
That sounds like you presume he's like you, so he's OK.
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Re:Dear Marc Andreessen by rdl on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @08:35PM (#7907926)
That's actually wrong. I'm not optimistic about humanity. pmarca seems to be, which is why I like reading him (and Thiel, etc.), even though I don't totally believe everything they say. I think the world would be better with more pmarcas, though.

I may be a nerd, but I'm willing to bet basically everyone on HN shares that trait.

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Re:Dear Marc Andreessen by corford on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @07:48PM (#7907751)
How about neither of the above :) I'd prefer that.
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Re:Dear Marc Andreessen by cariss on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @07:42PM (#7907726)
He isn't backed by the coercive power of the state, for one thing.
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Re:Dear Marc Andreessen by steveklabnik on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @08:03PM (#7907800)
Owners of capital and private property don't rely on the coercive power of the state to maintain their ownership? News to me.
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