Marc Andreessen

And like, he has all the stuff and then there are the serfs and then they just like work the fields and they don't have any stuff.

And like, he has all the stuff and then there are the serfs and then they just like work the fields and they don't have any stuff.

God forbid, you know, then, you know, typically in human history, then they're the slaves and they also don't have any stuff or any rights whatsoever.

God forbid, you know, then, you know, typically in human history, then they're the slaves and they also don't have any stuff or any rights whatsoever.

And so I would say the long run state of human history has been like a much greater, more profound level of inequality than anything under capitalism.

And so I would say the long run state of human history has been like a much greater, more profound level of inequality than anything under capitalism.

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.