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| Decoding Andreessen’s tweets on Free Basics in India – what he really tried to say… |
February 10, 2015, NewsCrunch
Facebook would be wishing that its board member Marc Andreessen had not come out in support of Free basics, which has been rejected by
In a tweet laced with sarcasm, Andreessen pointed out on Wednesday that anti-colonialism had been economically catastrophic for the Indian people for decades.
“Why stop now?” he asked.
He probably wanted to say that the protectionist policy India followed after colonial rule has been economically catastrophic. He wanted Indians to open up by embracing Free Basics.
But he ended up implying that Indians were economically unwise to follow anti-colonial policies. He also managed to compare Facebook to a coloniser and came out urging Indians to acquiesce to its prescriptions.
The smartest man inSilicon Valley had got it horribly wrong. After Indians trolled him, Andreessen was forced to clarify that he was not supporting colonialism.
Let is also be placed on record that Andreessen a hugely influential VC has been a known backer of Indian tech entrepreneurs in the US.
But he ended up implying that Indians were economically unwise to follow anti-colonial policies. He also managed to compare Facebook to a coloniser and came out urging Indians to acquiesce to its prescriptions.
The smartest man in
Let is also be placed on record that Andreessen a hugely influential VC has been a known backer of Indian tech entrepreneurs in the US.
Andreessen's controversial tweets on India rejecting Free basics
And for the record, I am opposed to colonialism, in any country. https://t.co/3ommgZssMm— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) February 10, 2016
Denying world's poorest free partial Internet connectivity when today they have none, for ideological reasons, strikes me as morally wrong.— Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) February 10, 2016