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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: The Unstable Foundation of Marc Andreessenās Techno-Optimism
Description: In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Don Watkins discuss Marc Andreessenās recent defense of ātechno-optimismā in his essay āThe Techno-Optimist Manifesto,ā and explain why his manifesto lacks the moral foundation required to successfully defend technological progress.
Among the topics covered:
Andreessenās commendable advocacy of technological progress;
The philosophical foundation of technological progress;
How Andreessenās defense of technological progress rests upon altruism;
Why successfully advocating for technological progress requires defending self-interest;
How Andreessenās view of competition undercuts his defense of capitalism.
Mentioned in this podcast and relevant to the discussion are Ayn Randās āAmericaās Perse...