Marc Andreessen

And, you know, you always kind of worry, or at least I was kind of, you know, I was kind of worried that that's diminishing and kind of, you know, there's this term managerialism I use a lot, but it's always kind of worried that everything's just becoming managerial, everything's becoming bureaucratic, everything's becoming stale.

And there's certainly, you know, lots of aspects of the US in which that's true.

And there's certainly, you know, lots of aspects of the US in which that's true.

But having said that, it's like when the new thing like appears, like there's something in the American,

But having said that, it's like when the new thing like appears, like there's something in the American,

gestalt that like jumps at it like crazy, like throws the harpoon unbelievably hard.

gestalt that like jumps at it like crazy, like throws the harpoon unbelievably hard.

And it's exactly what we're seeing in AI right now.

And it's exactly what we're seeing in AI right now.

It's actually a thing that's, I think, even really under-discussed.

It's actually a thing that's, I think, even really under-discussed.

The level of enthusiasm, capital concentration, the level of determination on the part.

The level of enthusiasm, capital concentration, the level of determination on the part.

Elon's TerraFab presentation the other night, right?

Elon's TerraFab presentation the other night, right?

It's just like, you watch that thing, my jaw's on the floor, right?

It's just like, you watch that thing, my jaw's on the floor, right?

I'm just like, I cannot believe

I'm just like, I cannot believe

And look, I spend all day with like these incredibly like competent, capable people with all these great ambitions.