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by runjake 1536 days ago
“Current thing” in this context is the “current thing the Internet is outraged by or is perceived to be overly-concerned about”. An oblique reference to Cancel Culture.

It seems like he’s become emboldened by Elon Musk’s tweeting and is trying to play a similar role.

(I have no opinion of pmarca, good or bad, except perhaps that he wastes too much time thinking about Internet drama.)