Marc Andreessen, who was a co-founder of Netscape and one of the most controversial minds in Silicon Valley, has seen government influence and intervention first hand. Here are his 8 insights on how the goverrnment has been censoring its citizens. Point number 6 is concerning.
1/ Censorship through Big Tech Tech companies didn’t just cave to censorship… they were coerced. The U.S. government applied pressure through threats, funding, and backdoor influence. This wasn’t just social media policy—it was outright suppression of free speech.
2/ NGO’s: The Government’s Censorship “Hitmen” Marc described how they used NGOs as intermediaries to do what the First Amendment prevented them from doing: Censoring. “Outsourced oppression,” he calls it. Quite the legal loophole to crush free speech.
3/ Social Credit Systems Are Already Here Marc warned that unlike in China, these systems are hidden behind private companies and services like banking and insurance. Want to buy a house? Travel? Access your bank?? Comply…or else.
4/ Control Through Regulation The ideal situation for the government? Having a handful of huge companies that control a sector that THEY then control through regulatory structures. Any potential competitors die before they can even start because of all the regulations.
5/ AI Warfare Will Reshape the World The battlefield is next. Marc says drones powered by AI will make traditional armies obsolete. No pilots. No human risk. But what happens when conflicts feel like video games? A terrifying thought.
6/ Health Decline Due to Government Control Marc explains that the most toxic elements of food in the US have come from government agencies inserting themselves in the food system. Conflicting interests leading to things like… High fructose corn syrup.
7/ AI Censorship Will Be A Whole New Level… AI will become the “control layer around everything.” If that is compromised or weaponized things will look very dystopian. Marc says the Biden administration were on this path. Crazy.
8/ Heretics Drive Progress If society can’t tolerate dissent, innovation dies. Suppression leads to stagnation, stagnation leads to decline. All great ideas begin as heresy.
Last edited: 05-Dec-24 07:20 AM
