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Marc Andreessen Wrote a 5,000-Word Love Letter to Technology

By Marc Andreessen · Mindset & Career · 1 min read

We are told that technology takes our jobs, reduces our wages, increases inequality. But our civilization was built on technology. It is the glory of human ambition. It is time once again to raise the technology flag.

Key Points

Technology is the glory of human ambition and achievement — the spearhead of progress
Victim mentality is a curse in every domain, including our relationship with technology
We believe we have been and will always be the masters of technology, not mastered by it

Victim mentality is a curse in every domain of life, including in our relationship with technology.

The Techno-Optimist Manifesto

Andreessen published a 5,000-word essay: We are told that technology takes our jobs, reduces our wages, increases inequality, and is ever on the verge of ruining everything. But our civilization was built on technology.

Technology is the glory of human ambition and achievement. The spearhead of progress. The realization of our potential. It is time once again to raise the technology flag.

Our civilization was built on technology. It is the glory of human ambition. It is time to raise the flag.

The Romance of Building

Andreessen reads from the manifesto: We believe in the romance of technology, of industry. The romance of the train, the car, the electric light, the skyscraper, the microchip, the neural network, the rocket, the split atom.

We believe in adventure. Undertaking the hero's journey. Rebelling against the status quo. Mapping uncharted territory. Conquering dragons and bringing home the spoils for our community.

We believe in adventure. The hero's journey. Rebelling against the status quo. Conquering dragons.

Masters, Not Mastered

Andreessen: This is a really key point. Victim mentality is a curse in every domain of life, including in our relationship with technology. Both unnecessary and self-defeating.

We believe that we have been, and will always be, the masters of technology — not mastered by technology.

Victim mentality is a curse in every domain of life. We are the masters of technology, not mastered by it.