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Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

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Re: Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

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Post by willio58 »

leetvibecoder wrote: post #10

> Marc Andreessen was right about web browsers. > But he has since been wrong about a great many things. This is true for almost all of the tech bros / influencers / CEOs. Being right once and getting rich does not make them smarter or better than anyone. Unfortunately our society doesn‘t view it that way - hence here we are, stuck with the Elons and Thiels of the world. And it‘s hurting us yet they’re on a pedestal

Ha, we both reacted to the same 2 sentences in a very similar way at basically the same time!

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Post by tcbawo »

John23832 wrote: post #12

We all know he’s wrong. The problem isn’t that he is wrong, it’s that we have elevated the wealthy into a status where they can be wrong, have no correction, and make decisions whole clothe which negatively affect the rest of us. All while being insulated from their negative world view.

We now live in a courtier world where flattery and politics determine successful outcomes.

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Post by delichon »

For me too much deep introspection does lead to depression. I am fully capable of diving into my navel, and it turns out to be a deep dark pit. Doing anything productive, or even just fun, is a cure for me. I often read the news, feel miserable about the state of the world, and then go outside and do yardwork, get my body in motion, and very soon feel much better about the world and my place in it. For me introspection isn't bad in itself, but binging on it is, as with food.

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Post by gassi »

John23832 wrote: post #12

We all know he’s wrong. The problem isn’t that he is wrong, it’s that we have elevated the wealthy into a status where they can be wrong, have no correction, and make decisions whole clothe which negatively affect the rest of us. All while being insulated from their negative world view.

I've taken the position that anything the ultra-wealthy say is likely wrong, and every decision they take will negatively affect society, unless and until its corroborated by an unbiased source with expertise in the subject matter.

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Post by dboreham »

a456463 wrote: post #4

What does this uneducated greedy clown know about anything? He just happened to be born in 1955 US in a time of money. Meditation was around way before Freud in eastern cultures. For once. Other cultures around the world had similar things about introspection. Just because his greedy ass doesn't want to face his own demons, he frames it as we don't need it

He's not that old.

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Post by bigyabai »

John23832 wrote: post #12

We all know he’s wrong. The problem isn’t that he is wrong, it’s that we have elevated the wealthy into a status where they can be wrong, have no correction, and make decisions whole clothe which negatively affect the rest of us. All while being insulated from their negative world view.

Marc "Invest in Crypto" Andreessen can't afford self-reflection? Color me surprised.

Re: Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

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Post by [deleted] »

daveguy wrote: post #15

Apparently Andreessen is an ignorant fool. Seems par for the course with these tech oligarch asshats. Only at least since the ancient Greeks has introspection been relevant (and even the Renaissance was well established 400 years ago in the 1600s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_unexamined_life_is_not_wor... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself

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Re: Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

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Post by ceejayoz »

delichon wrote: post #23

For me too much deep introspection does lead to depression. I am fully capable of diving into my navel, and it turns out to be a deep dark pit. Doing anything productive, or even just fun, is a cure for me. I often read the news, feel miserable about the state of the world, and then go outside and do yardwork, get my body in motion, and very soon feel much better about the world and my place in it. For me introspecti…

I mean, being aware of that (and adjusting behavior for it) is a form of introspection.

Without introspection you'd just dive into the pit.

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