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Historian Rick Perlstein met Andreessen in 2017. Last year, Perlstein wrote that Andreessen—referring to people who never left their hometowns like he did—told him something like “I’m glad there’s OxyContin and video games to keep those people quiet.” /8 prospect.org/power/2024-0...
May 13, 2025, 7:35 PM
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