On a new episode of JRE:
Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) dives into secret debanking of tech founders, AI control plans, and remote workers gaming the system.
Nothing was off limits, from food policy to Silicon Valley's civil war.
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Biden's administration laid it all out:
Only 2-3 AI companies would be allowed to exist.
Complete control over development.
They’ve uncovered a new way to destroy companies:
30 tech founders were secretly debanked.
No warning. No explanation. No appeals.
Pure, silent government power.
The government workforce has been exposed:
• Half never returned to the office after COVID.
• Some show up just one day a month.
• Yet, they still collect full DC-level salaries.
However, @elonmusk and @DOGE might have the solution:
“You can work from home… just not for the federal government.”
Our national security is hanging by a thread:
• 90% of US military drones are Chinese-made.
• FAA regulations wiped out American manufacturers.
Each drone has the potential to be a weapon—or a spy platform.
They’ve already tested this level of control on our food system:
• The USDA promoted high fructose corn syrup everywhere.
• Created the infamous upside-down food pyramid.
Now, they’re aiming for the same dominance over tech.
Silicon Valley is breaking under pressure:
One side blindly follows every NYT narrative.
The other sees the truth.
“We’ve even split into two kinds of dinner parties.”
"If you thought social media censorship was bad, AI control will be 1000x worse. It's going to be the control layer for everything:
Your kids' education, your loans, your front door."
Marc is one of my favorite thinkers. The topics he addresses aren’t just interesting—they’re crucial.
If we don’t tackle them, we’re headed for serious challenges as a country.
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