Marc Andreessen

Exactly, right? And so, no, but it's exactly the thing. And then everybody instantly knows what, like everybody watching that instantly starts laughing because you know what it means, which is, it's exactly this. I think there's like an ethnographic, you know, way of it.

Exactly, right? And so, no, but it's exactly the thing. And then everybody instantly knows what, like everybody watching that instantly starts laughing because you know what it means, which is, it's exactly this. I think there's like an ethnographic, you know, way of it.

Exactly, right? And so, no, but it's exactly the thing. And then everybody instantly knows what, like everybody watching that instantly starts laughing because you know what it means, which is, it's exactly this. I think there's like an ethnographic, you know, way of it.

There's a bunch of books on like all, like you said, the Scots-Irish, like all the different derivations of all the different ethnic groups that have come to the US over the course of the last 400 years. But what we have is this sort of amalgamation of the Northeast Yankees who were super tough and hardcore. Yeah, the Scots-Irish are super aggressive.

There's a bunch of books on like all, like you said, the Scots-Irish, like all the different derivations of all the different ethnic groups that have come to the US over the course of the last 400 years. But what we have is this sort of amalgamation of the Northeast Yankees who were super tough and hardcore. Yeah, the Scots-Irish are super aggressive.

There's a bunch of books on like all, like you said, the Scots-Irish, like all the different derivations of all the different ethnic groups that have come to the US over the course of the last 400 years. But what we have is this sort of amalgamation of the Northeast Yankees who were super tough and hardcore. Yeah, the Scots-Irish are super aggressive.

We've got the Southerners and the Texans and the whole kind of blended

We've got the Southerners and the Texans and the whole kind of blended

We've got the Southerners and the Texans and the whole kind of blended

you know, kind of Anglo Hispanic thing, you know, super incredibly tough, strong driven, you know, capable characters, you know, the Texas Rangers, um, you know, we've got the, yeah, we've got the California, you know, we've got the, you know, the wild, we've got the incredibly, you know, inventive hippies, but we also have the hardcore engineers.

you know, kind of Anglo Hispanic thing, you know, super incredibly tough, strong driven, you know, capable characters, you know, the Texas Rangers, um, you know, we've got the, yeah, we've got the California, you know, we've got the, you know, the wild, we've got the incredibly, you know, inventive hippies, but we also have the hardcore engineers.

you know, kind of Anglo Hispanic thing, you know, super incredibly tough, strong driven, you know, capable characters, you know, the Texas Rangers, um, you know, we've got the, yeah, we've got the California, you know, we've got the, you know, the wild, we've got the incredibly, you know, inventive hippies, but we also have the hardcore engineers.

We've got, you know, the best rocket scientists in the world. We've got the best, you know, artists in the world, you know, creative professionals, uh, you know, the best movies. And so, yeah, there is, you know, all of our problems, I think, are basically, you know, in my view, to some extent, you know, attempts to basically sand all that off and make everything basically boring and mediocre.

We've got, you know, the best rocket scientists in the world. We've got the best, you know, artists in the world, you know, creative professionals, uh, you know, the best movies. And so, yeah, there is, you know, all of our problems, I think, are basically, you know, in my view, to some extent, you know, attempts to basically sand all that off and make everything basically boring and mediocre.

We've got, you know, the best rocket scientists in the world. We've got the best, you know, artists in the world, you know, creative professionals, uh, you know, the best movies. And so, yeah, there is, you know, all of our problems, I think, are basically, you know, in my view, to some extent, you know, attempts to basically sand all that off and make everything basically boring and mediocre.

But there is something in the national spirit that basically keeps bouncing back and it And basically what we discover over time is we basically just need people to stand up at a certain point and say, you know, it's time to, you know, it's time to build, it's time to grow, you know, it's time to do things.

But there is something in the national spirit that basically keeps bouncing back and it And basically what we discover over time is we basically just need people to stand up at a certain point and say, you know, it's time to, you know, it's time to build, it's time to grow, you know, it's time to do things.

But there is something in the national spirit that basically keeps bouncing back and it And basically what we discover over time is we basically just need people to stand up at a certain point and say, you know, it's time to, you know, it's time to build, it's time to grow, you know, it's time to do things.

And so, and there's something in the American spirit that just like roars right back to life. And I've seen it before. I actually saw, you know, I saw it as a kid here in the early 80s, you know, because the 70s were like horribly depressing, right, in the US. Like it was, they were a nightmare on many fronts. And in a lot of ways, the last decade to me has felt a lot like the 70s.

And so, and there's something in the American spirit that just like roars right back to life. And I've seen it before. I actually saw, you know, I saw it as a kid here in the early 80s, you know, because the 70s were like horribly depressing, right, in the US. Like it was, they were a nightmare on many fronts. And in a lot of ways, the last decade to me has felt a lot like the 70s.