Marc Andreessen

We had an establishment Republican elite for a long time with its policies that kind of culminated in the Bushes. We had a Democratic elite with its policies that kind of culminated with Obama. In the last decade, basically on both sides in the U.S., there's basically been a revolt within the elites.

We had an establishment Republican elite for a long time with its policies that kind of culminated in the Bushes. We had a Democratic elite with its policies that kind of culminated with Obama. In the last decade, basically on both sides in the U.S., there's basically been a revolt within the elites.

And this is actually the key point in Machiavellians is the way change happens usually is not the masses activating against the elites directly. What happens is it's the emergence of a new counter elite. You'll have a new counter elite that will compete to take over from the current elite.

And this is actually the key point in Machiavellians is the way change happens usually is not the masses activating against the elites directly. What happens is it's the emergence of a new counter elite. You'll have a new counter elite that will compete to take over from the current elite.

My read of current affairs broadly throughout the world is generally the elites that run the world are being found to have done a bad job. And we can talk about why in a second. But like, generally speaking, if you look at approval ratings of political leaders, approval ratings of institutions, everything is crashing.

My read of current affairs broadly throughout the world is generally the elites that run the world are being found to have done a bad job. And we can talk about why in a second. But like, generally speaking, if you look at approval ratings of political leaders, approval ratings of institutions, everything is crashing.

The uniform thing that's happening in the world, political people call this anti-incumbency. Basically, if you're an incumbent institution, if you're an incumbent newspaper, if you're an incumbent TV network, if you're an incumbent university, if you're an incumbent government, generally speaking, your poll ratings are a disaster.

The uniform thing that's happening in the world, political people call this anti-incumbency. Basically, if you're an incumbent institution, if you're an incumbent newspaper, if you're an incumbent TV network, if you're an incumbent university, if you're an incumbent government, generally speaking, your poll ratings are a disaster.

That's the people basically saying the elites in charge are failing us. And then you have the emergence of these counter elites who are coming along and saying, way to represent the masses. And I have a better way to take over. And my new counter-elite movement should take over from the elite movement. And the Democratic Party, this was Bernie Sanders in 2016. It's AOC. It's that whole wave.

That's the people basically saying the elites in charge are failing us. And then you have the emergence of these counter elites who are coming along and saying, way to represent the masses. And I have a better way to take over. And my new counter-elite movement should take over from the elite movement. And the Democratic Party, this was Bernie Sanders in 2016. It's AOC. It's that whole wave.

Republican Party, obviously, is Trump. And it's the mega movement and everything that that represents. But by the way, this exact same dynamic is playing out in the UK. The Tories have collapsed. And now you've got this reform party with Nigel Farage that is very threatening. You had Jeremy Corbyn, who was a counter-elite coming in from the left. You have that in Germany.

Republican Party, obviously, is Trump. And it's the mega movement and everything that that represents. But by the way, this exact same dynamic is playing out in the UK. The Tories have collapsed. And now you've got this reform party with Nigel Farage that is very threatening. You had Jeremy Corbyn, who was a counter-elite coming in from the left. You have that in Germany.

Actually, this week in Germany, there's this very dramatic thing happening, which is this quote unquote far right party AFD is rising very fast. And there's this leader, Alice Weidel. And this is the first week in German political history in like forever, in like 50 years or whatever. The CDU in Germany actually partnered with AFD on something. All of a sudden, AFD is like a viable competitor.

Actually, this week in Germany, there's this very dramatic thing happening, which is this quote unquote far right party AFD is rising very fast. And there's this leader, Alice Weidel. And this is the first week in German political history in like forever, in like 50 years or whatever. The CDU in Germany actually partnered with AFD on something. All of a sudden, AFD is like a viable competitor.

They're the counter elite trying to take over the right of the German political system. So basically everywhere in the world you go, you've got a counter elite basically showing up and saying, oh, I can do this better. And it's a fight between elites. It's a fight between the elite and the counter elite. It's a fight that the masses are aware of and they're watching.

They're the counter elite trying to take over the right of the German political system. So basically everywhere in the world you go, you've got a counter elite basically showing up and saying, oh, I can do this better. And it's a fight between elites. It's a fight between the elite and the counter elite. It's a fight that the masses are aware of and they're watching.

Democratic societies, they're ultimately going to decide because they're going to decide who they vote for. This was when Republican voters decided they were going to vote for Trump and not Jeb Bush. That was the counter elite beating the elite. This actually goes to the critiques of Trump, which is so interesting, which is Trump gets criticized a lot by the existing elites.

Democratic societies, they're ultimately going to decide because they're going to decide who they vote for. This was when Republican voters decided they were going to vote for Trump and not Jeb Bush. That was the counter elite beating the elite. This actually goes to the critiques of Trump, which is so interesting, which is Trump gets criticized a lot by the existing elites.

It's like, oh, he's not actually a man of the people. He's like a super rich billionaire who lives in a golden penthouse and gets driven around everywhere in a limo. You know, if you're a rural farmer in Kentucky or Wisconsin, you shouldn't think this is one of your people. And the point never was that Trump is a man of the people.

It's like, oh, he's not actually a man of the people. He's like a super rich billionaire who lives in a golden penthouse and gets driven around everywhere in a limo. You know, if you're a rural farmer in Kentucky or Wisconsin, you shouldn't think this is one of your people. And the point never was that Trump is a man of the people.