Marc Andreessen

And so number one, I would challenge the premise of the question.

And so number one, I would challenge the premise of the question.

And then two is like, look, I mean, you know the debate.

And then two is like, look, I mean, you know the debate.

The debate about inequality always is, would you rather live in a society that has a faster level of aggregate growth and a generally rising standards of living across the board, but with greater inequality?

The debate about inequality always is, would you rather live in a society that has a faster level of aggregate growth and a generally rising standards of living across the board, but with greater inequality?

Or would you rather live in a society which has lower standard of living, lower growth, or maybe even no growth or declining growth in which things are more equal?

Or would you rather live in a society which has lower standard of living, lower growth, or maybe even no growth or declining growth in which things are more equal?

And like I said, look, I have a lot of European friends who say, look, Mark, you don't understand.

And like I said, look, I have a lot of European friends who say, look, Mark, you don't understand.

For a normal person, living in Spain is much better than living in the U.S.

For a normal person, living in Spain is much better than living in the U.S.

because the baseline is just much more secure.

because the baseline is just much more secure.

And I buy that, and I think that's probably true.

And I buy that, and I think that's probably true.

Having said that, if you want the country that is going to go to the moon and build AI and all the rest of the stuff that is happening here,

Having said that, if you want the country that is going to go to the moon and build AI and all the rest of the stuff that is happening here,

of course you're going to have a dispersion of outcomes.

of course you're going to have a dispersion of outcomes.