Marc Andreessen pioneered the web browser and contributed greatly to the very platform we're using to have this discussion. After that, he became half of the p

Marc Andreessen pioneered the web browser and contributed greatly to the very platform we're using to have this discussion. After that, he became half of the pre-eminent VC firm that funded so many later developments in web tech. That's why I assign weight to his opinions and tweet sets. Why should I assign weight to the opinions of the author of this rambling piece? >"Marc Andreesen tweets that tech superpowers “upgrade us as creators, builders, inventors, designers, artists: producers.” And it is certainly true that the smartphone — infinitely more accessible and far cheaper than the personal computers of yesterday — democratizes access to the information age. But what he fails to mention is that, when everyone has superpowers, that’s the same as nobody having superpowers, and the same social inequities that give some people advantages over others will reassert themselves. The advantages of class, wealth and location don’t vanish." This is a huge logical jump. Everyone having superpowers is not the same as nobody having them. Yes there are some positional goods but there are also many, many others that aren't. Consider the typical person's existence now compared to 50 years ago when most the world lived in poverty. Or compare it to 4000 years ago when lives were shorter, more violent and offered fewer options. Simply put the difference between everyone or no one having superpowers is the difference between a life of abundance and one of scarcity.