Marc Andreessen: belief

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…Why Knight Rider? There was a wave of these near science fiction shows in the late ’70s, early ’80s that coincided with . . . Some of it was the aftermath of Star Wars, but it was the arrival of the personal computer and the arrival of computer technology in the lives of ordinary people for the first time. There was a massive wave of anxiety, but there was also a tremendous sense of possibility. There were a set of these shows that basically propelled you — I think the line they would always use is “20 minutes into the future. ” Knight Rider was like this. Airwolf was like this. There was a whole bunch of shows like this, where it was our world except advanced technology had just arrived. What that meant, how it would fit in, how it would change things — these very compelling fictional portrayals. I still get a little fired up whenever I get into a modern car. Today, you get in, and it actually looks like the Knight Rider car on the inside. I still get a little jolt of excitement that that actually happened. In fact, if you want it to, it will talk to you. We fast-forward to high school. What is it in high school that you hated the most and also did the worst at? What was the biggest tax of high school? Classes, but which? Chemistry lab, writing?…

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