Cool, let's stop progress then cause life was so great in the 1980's with healthcare, communications, science and overall knowledge.
Personally, I just want a better voice in what that progress looks like. Rather than listening to venture capitalists whose sole claim to fame is making a lot of money off a social media platform. "Oh, well he got lucky in the financial lotto, so I guess I better listen to him."
SV capitalists are like yesterdays capitalists. "More capitalism" is the only solution that makes sense to them. Not necessarily because it makes sense in the big picture, but because their power and wealth rely on it.
How do you have progress without private industry actually making things?
There was the whole Netscape thing, too. I mean, way his arguments on their merits, but he's not just a random VC.
If the good ideas are obvious, why bother listening to him?
He seems to ignore that an obvious good idea still requires exorbitant amounts of capital to enable it. No one can hack together a Netscape and win big anymore, been there done that.
Honestly, this "advice" comes off as a) obvious b) tone deaf.
It's nearly impossible to have both, ie, progress and no negative consequences. So which would you rather have?
For example, did nobody stop to ask what would happen to all that non-biodegradable plastic meant to service a disposable economy?
Do you feel the impact of the browser has been a net negative?