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Co-founder, Andreessen Horowitz · Oct 16, 2023 · Essay, The Techno-Optimist Manifesto

We believe that if we make both intelligence and energy “too cheap to meter”, the ultimate result will be that all physical goods become as cheap as pencils.

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Marc Andreessen, Co-founder, Andreessen Horowitz
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The Techno-Optimist Manifesto
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Energy, Economics
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Andreessen Horowitz
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pmarca.substack.com/p/the-techno-optimist-manifesto

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