
Originally aired in October 2023, this episode centers on Marc Andreessen’s essay The Techno-Optimist Manifesto, which lays out his vision for the future of technology.
The piece sparked widespread discussion across traditional and social media by challenging the prevailing pessimistic narrative around technology and arguing instead that it can be a force for growth, progress, and abundance.
In this one-on-one conversation, based on listener questions from X (formerly Twitter), a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz and Marc discuss how technological advances can improve quality of life, support marginalized communities, and shape how we think about humanity’s long-term future.
Read the full manifesto:
在a16z联合创始人马克·安德森发表《科技乐观主义宣言》后,他与本·霍洛维茨展开深度对话,探讨了科技与市场如何共同推动人类进步、为何悲观主义往往阻碍创新,以及个人信念如何成为成功的关键。这场讨论直面了科技垄断、公共与私人资本的角色、以及人类对技术的依赖等尖锐问题。
这场对话最终指向一个核心命题:在相信人类潜能的基础上,通过自由市场和技术创新,我们能够持续解决旧问题、迎接新挑战——而阻止我们前进的,往往不是技术本身的局限,而是自我设限的信念和僵化的体制。
Originally aired in October 2023, this episode centers on Marc Andreessen’s essay The Techno-Optimist Manifesto, which lays out his vision for the future of technology.
The piece sparked widespread discussion across traditional and social media by challenging the prevailing pessimistic narrative around technology and arguing instead that it can be a force for growth, progress, and abundance.
In this one-on-one conversation, based on listener questions from X (formerly Twitter), a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz and Marc discuss how technological advances can improve quality of life, support marginalized communities, and shape how we think about humanity’s long-term future.
Read the full manifesto: