[teachrdan]

It will never stop being funny to me that these assholes self-righteously told government to step out of the way so that they (and by extension the rest of the Silicon Valley investor class) could show how they could build their way out of all of our social, economic, and political problems.

They even end this self-righteous screed with "There is only one way to honor their legacy and to create the future we want for our own children and grandchildren, and that’s to build."

This all sounds nice, if completely empty of all substance. And then what do these rich jerkwads actually build? AI Avatars! You can't make this up! They talk big about building tens more nuclear power plants and a replacement for the VA and the capacity for Harvard to teach a million students at a time. But when push comes to shove they are only capable of trying to make some easy money with more AI bullshit no one actually needs.

https://a16z.com/its-time-to-build/

[fullshark]

Hey they have Crypto and Anime funds too. The three pillars of a healthy society.

[klooney]

https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_... they do have a bunch of hardware startups, mostly in socal.

https://a16z.com/american-dynamism-50-2025/ is their splash page, table is from https://www.construction-physics.com/p/reading-list-031525

[tempodox]

The high art of pumping rose-colored hot air! The more worthless the crap they sell, the higher their profits. We need helmets because they are so busy throwing this shit at every available wall to see whether it sticks.