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How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms

2025/1/17
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Ross Douthat: 我一直认为科技行业与民主党之间的联盟是美国政治中一个稳固的事实,但没有预料到硅谷的许多人物会支持特朗普。我邀请马克·安德里森来探讨硅谷的政治转变,以及科技右翼的崛起。我希望了解他从一个民主党人转变为特朗普支持者的原因,以及他对硅谷未来政治方向的看法。 Mark Andreessen: 我认为硅谷与民主党的关系在奥巴马的第二个任期内开始瓦解。我最初是民主党的支持者,但后来我开始对民主党的政策产生怀疑。我认为民主党对科技行业的监管过于严格,并且对资本主义持敌对态度。我开始认为特朗普的政策更有利于科技行业的发展,因此我决定支持他。我希望看到美国在科技领域保持领先地位,并且我认为特朗普的政策更有可能实现这一目标。我深信,为了维护美国的科技霸权和经济繁荣,我们需要采取更加务实的政策。

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Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, recounts his journey from rural Wisconsin to the heart of Silicon Valley, detailing the evolution of his political views and the shift in Silicon Valley's relationship with the Democratic Party. He describes the prevailing 'deal' where financial success was balanced with liberal social views.
  • Andreessen's upbringing in rural Wisconsin
  • His education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • His involvement in the creation of the Mosaic browser
  • The founding of Netscape
  • The shift in Silicon Valley's political alignment from Republican to Democrat

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The tech investor Marc Andreessen and his fellow Silicon Valley giant Elon Musk weren’t always the Donald Trump supporters they are today. In this episode, Ross asks Andreessen, a founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, about what led to Silicon Valley’s rightward shift and the new agenda of the tech-right faction.

*(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) *

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