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2011, not 2012?

In sub section Industry influence, regarding:

"In 2012, ... His essay "Software is eating the world":

Wasn't it published in August 2011, not in 2012?

--Mortense (talk) 19:48, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Missing topics

I'm coming here primarily from tescrealism, where Émile P. Torres talks abut how tescrealism is rooted in conservative, right wing ideas, although it should be said, throughout the last century or so, people and movements from the left to the center have embraced similar ideas, so it's not purely a right wing phenomenon, just one that gravitates to people on the right for various reasons and culminates in what is known as effective accelerationism in the modern era, with Andreessen currently identifying with the philosophy in a public way. In this light, his self-published Techno-Optimist Manifesto, which is described by fierce detractors on the left as right-wing elitism in defense of billionaires, contains not just elements of this kind of tescrealism, but cites various center and right wing figures in its protracted argument. And unless I'm missing something, the left is vilified as enemies of progress. With all this said, the reason I'm writing this is to fill in the gaps in the tescrealism coverage on Wikipedia, so I'll be making these kinds of comments on dozens of pages. But the one thing that stands out here in Andreesen's biography is the absence of this kind of discussion, even though the subject has been pretty open about the topic. It would be great if more could be said about his techno-optimism philosophy, and if possible highlight any direct responses by his critics. Viriditas (talk) 22:46, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Pronunciation of surname

These are not pronounced the same are they? /ænˈdriːsən/ AN-dree-sen. The first has the stress on the second syllable and the second has the stress on the first. Which is it? 82.69.72.254 (talk) 12:44, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Update with recent political activity?

Should this page include something about his current role as an advisor to Trump and political statements 2604:3D08:997D:C330:39CC:57F9:4E32:B262 (talk) 23:14, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

I research before I expand

@Alenoach I consider early life very relevant and rearch what I add. you reverted my WP:RSed additions with the odd remark confusing reference. What is confusing ? You can read the wording verbatim there, exactly what has been said about where he grew up. I will reinsert, as it seems to be a research gap on your part. Wuerzele (talk) 05:41, 15 October 2025 (UTC) Re unsourced statement about programming: No, it was sourced, but the statement had a typo which you could have corrected reading teh source. I corrected the figure. Thanks.--Wuerzele (talk) 05:52, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

I wasn't familiar with the expression "the sticks", as I'm not a native speaker, my bad. For the sentence about programming, the previous version had an incorrect date, but the current one is ok, I just replaced "learnt" with "discovered", as per the source. Alenoach (talk) 18:32, 15 October 2025 (UTC)

Removing external links under "Works" section?

Hello lovely people,

The articles linked under the Works section lead to a personal business website and appear to be more of a blog than actual published works. Because I'm still learning the ropes, I am seeking a second opinion before I remove the information in case there is a more appropriate action (if any) that should be taken. USnoozieULoozie (talk) 20:55, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

It can sometimes be ok to have a section that lists the person's major works (here mostly essays) similarly to a bibliography, though I'm not sure all these works are particularly notable, and podcasts are usually not included. Alenoach (talk) 02:06, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

The fact that they lead back to his personal website makes me think this is more in the realm of promotional. USnoozieULoozie (talk) 16:19, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

"Techno-Optimist Manifesto" and "Why Software is Eating the World" seem relatively notable, the selection of the two others entries seems a bit arbitrary. There is also already a "Writings" subsection which fits a similar purpose. I agree with removing the "Works" section, perhaps we could also add a sentence about "Why Software is Eating the World" in the "Writings" subsection. Alenoach (talk) 00:02, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

I found a recent article in Fortune Magazine that discussed the "Why Software is Eating the World" essay and was easily able to work it into the Writings section as you mentioned. I removed the Works section as well. I welcome any feedback or adjustments if you think I acted too boldly. USnoozieULoozie (talk) 18:33, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

You are not being too bold, that's fine. I'm surprised by how laudatory the Fortune source is, presenting Andreessen's prediction as something radical that "nobody imagined", but Fortune is generally considered a reliable source and your phrasing is good. Alenoach (talk) 19:15, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! It took me a minute to figure out the right phrasing so it too didn't sound promotional. Attribution to the source seemed the best course here. Thank you for your help and feedback with this! USnoozieULoozie (talk) 19:45, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Remove "successful" from first sentence of Career section

Andreessen has worked at Netscape, Opsware, founded Andreessen Horowitz, and invested in many successful companies including Facebook, Foursquare, GitHub, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

It is just editorializing. Ac3raven (talk) 13:17, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

Lead incorrectly says Andreesen supported Democratic presidential candidates until 2016

The lead says that Andreesen "supported presidential candidates of the Democratic party until 2016". This is false. He publicly supported and donated to Mitt Romney in 2012.

Should this line be removed entirely? Who he supported for president prior to Trump doesn't seem important enough to be in the lead. Alternatively it could be amended to say he supported Democratic candidates until 2012.

Sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/surprise-silicon-valleys-hero-marc-andreessen-is-backing-romney-2012-3#ixzz1nzDk6L00 https://www.politico.com/story/2012/05/silicon-valley-looks-more-pleasant-for-romney-076651 Volumeofatorus (talk) 00:14, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

You're right. I think the sentence should thus be removed. Alenoach (talk) 02:20, 15 May 2026 (UTC)