 |
| Indians pointed out that Andreessen was a Facebook board member, not a neutral observer. |
February 10, 2016, NewsCrunch
Internet visionary Marc Andreessen made a billion enemies on Wednesday when he came out in support of Free Basics with a shocking choice of words.
Andreessen, the inventor of Netscape browser, is the man who took Internet to the masses.
He had earlier said that he was unhappy about
He tweeted controversially on Wednesday saying “Anti-colonialism has been economically catastrophic for the
As to be expected, Indians hit back ferociously. It was pointed out that Andreessen was a Facebook board member, not a neutral observer. It was also mentioned that Indians had been consuming a mustard oil called P Mark – Andreessen tweets under the twitter handle @pmarca.
As Indians stampeded into the debate, shredding his arguments, Andreessen made a hasty retreat announcing that he was retiring hurt by wishing Indians good night.
As Indians stampeded into the debate, shredding his arguments, Andreessen made a hasty retreat announcing that he was retiring hurt by wishing Indians good night.
Best tweets – Indians troll Andreessen after he supports Free Basics with controversial anti-colonial tweet
Hey @pmarca@BenedictEvans, do watch this debate in Britain (which @ShashiTharoor won) for another perspective https://t.co/BP7u3gN3fN— Abhijeet Mukherjee (@abhijeetmk) February 10, 2016
Does @pmarca know Indian people have for decades consumed a mustard oil brand that shares the sound of his Twitter handle?— Kamlesh Singh (@kamleshksingh) February 10, 2016
@pmarca Hell ya. It's called P Mark and pronounced as P Marka 😉. @kamleshksinghpic.twitter.com/2UZsAgFprB— Vineet Kaul (@vineetkaul) February 10, 2016
Excellent post on both the real problems with Facebook Free and our fears as a post colonial nation. https://t.co/ZrIAp1Ywdt— Anshu Sharma (@anshublog) February 10, 2016
@santoshpanda he said no such thing. He was trying to engage. @pmarca is a huge supporter of Indians in the valley. See his $$ and tweets.— Anshu Sharma (@anshublog) February 10, 2016
Correct! 😀 @senthilnayagamhttps://t.co/YVKKGn8iJ2— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) February 10, 2016
yup @pmarca and @facebook clearly see themselves as the new East India Co colonial saviours to poor brown India https://t.co/DG29aAyn2r— Gayatri Jayaraman (@Gayatri__J) February 10, 2016
@BenedictEvans@aghoshal@pmarca@lemonandice Subtext: Colonialism would any day be better economically. Natives should learn to take help.— sayeed anjum (@asanjum) February 10, 2016
Now @facebook Board Director @pmarca suggests being colonized was good for India & we should've let Fb do so:) pic.twitter.com/kq7ZsNTQGl— Mahesh Murthy (@maheshmurthy) February 10, 2016
Yes, that part is true. https://t.co/dgAWBMVbkq— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) February 10, 2016
And for the record, I am opposed to colonialism, in any country. https://t.co/3ommgZssMm— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) February 10, 2016
I hereby withdraw from all future discussions of Indian economics or politics. 😀 Carry on...— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) February 10, 2016
Off to bed. Good night, India! 😀— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) February 10, 2016