The Ben & Marc Show
Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz ("a16z") co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz explore everything from science to business to culture, all through the lens of technology.
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Oct 23, 2023 • 1h 53min
Oppenheimer and the Catastrophe of Communism
In this episode, Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen discuss the film 'Oppenheimer' and its historical accuracies, explore the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, and delve into the social and philosophical aspects of communism. They also touch on Oppenheimer's leadership qualities, the implications of creating the atomic bomb, controversy surrounding the Rosenbergs, Chinese Communist Party rule, consequences of communism, rise of AI and responsibility of scientists, appeal of communism in the Bay Area, and challenges of anti-capitalist communists.
