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I don’t think that is a fair characterisation of Andreessen. He’s always been a Democrat, including supporting Obama and Clinton. His recent support of Trump

I don’t think that is a fair characterisation of Andreessen. He’s always been a Democrat, including supporting Obama and Clinton. His recent support of Trump appears to be a tactical reaction to some of the misbehaviour during the Biden administration such as debanking political rivals and encouraging race-based hiring.

arrosenberg 2y ago
He's pretty explicitly said it's because the Biden administration tried to do the smallest amount of regulation in the tech industry. When Obama and Clinton let the tech barons run wild, he was happy to be a Democrat.
- hinkley 2y ago
  Someone has forgotten the Clipper Chip.
- astrange 2y ago
  A16Z specifically doesn't have exposure to the big tech anti-monopoly stuff the last decade. They've just been doing crypto scams for the last decade.
  - disgruntledphd2 2y ago
    Yeah, and the previous administration was pretty anti crypto.
hooverd 2y ago
He is a legit Moldbug techno-fascism believer now.
astrange 2y ago
No he hasn't! He's been a Republican all that time and supported Romney. https://www.businessinsider.com/surprise-silicon-valleys-hero-marc-andreessen-is-backing-romney-2012-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/surprise-silicon-valleys-her... People are just so surprised to find out he's a Republican that whenever it happens they assume he's a recent convert.
- scarab92 2y ago
  Not really. He wanted Romney to win the Republican primary, believing him to be more pro-tech than the other candidates, but he ultimately he supported and voted for Obama in that election.
myvoiceismypass 2y ago
> misbehaviour during the Biden administration such as debanking political rivals "Both Sides" Citation, please. Really interested in learning more (but no paywalls if possible).
- zdragnar 2y ago
  Operation Chokepoint 2.0 is what you're looking for here. The FDIC is accused of violating the APA and some constitutional amendments during the Biden presidency for it.
cma 2y ago
He's openly neo-reactionary for fucks sake

arrosenberg 2y ago

He's pretty explicitly said it's because the Biden administration tried to do the smallest amount of regulation in the tech industry. When Obama and Clinton let the tech barons run wild, he was happy to be a Democrat.

hinkley 2y ago
Someone has forgotten the Clipper Chip.
astrange 2y ago
A16Z specifically doesn't have exposure to the big tech anti-monopoly stuff the last decade. They've just been doing crypto scams for the last decade.
- disgruntledphd2 2y ago
  Yeah, and the previous administration was pretty anti crypto.

hooverd 2y ago

He is a legit Moldbug techno-fascism believer now.

astrange 2y ago

No he hasn't! He's been a Republican all that time and supported Romney. https://www.businessinsider.com/surprise-silicon-valleys-hero-marc-andreessen-is-backing-romney-2012-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/surprise-silicon-valleys-her... People are just so surprised to find out he's a Republican that whenever it happens they assume he's a recent convert.

scarab92 2y ago
Not really. He wanted Romney to win the Republican primary, believing him to be more pro-tech than the other candidates, but he ultimately he supported and voted for Obama in that election.

myvoiceismypass 2y ago

> misbehaviour during the Biden administration such as debanking political rivals "Both Sides" Citation, please. Really interested in learning more (but no paywalls if possible).

zdragnar 2y ago
Operation Chokepoint 2.0 is what you're looking for here. The FDIC is accused of violating the APA and some constitutional amendments during the Biden presidency for it.

cma 2y ago

He's openly neo-reactionary for fucks sake