I'm confused about your argument because it seems essentially an appeal to restrain discourse to agreement with Andreesen. Anything else is "hijacking" or "supe

I'm confused about your argument because it seems essentially an appeal to restrain discourse to agreement with Andreesen. Anything else is "hijacking" or "superfluous soapboxing"? You even go so far as to characterize him as a ho-hum guy under undeserving attack, even though he himself feels free to publicly attack things like anti-colonialism in India when it serves his business interests. You may feel that the level of discourse has declined, but our social context has shifted quite a bit too. In an era of extreme wealth inequality, the tech industry and venture capitalism have taken on new and perhaps darker connotations. It's fine to walk away from that discussion, but I don't think doing so is to the benefit of understanding the reality of our circumstances.