「破壊」から「構築」へ：シリコンヴァレーは新しいナラティヴを描くのか

アンドリーセン・ホロウィッツがすべてを変えた。10年前、このVC企業の創業者マーク・アンドリーセンは「ソフトウェアが世界を飲み込む」と予言した。そして彼らがメディアに売り込む破壊的でイノヴェイティヴな民主化の神話は、やがて搾取やプライヴァシー侵害、セキュリティ違反、二極化、差別などの記事に場所を奪われていった。いまや次々と自らのメディアを立ち上げるテック業界は、「構築」という新たなナラティヴを描こうとしている。
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It measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile

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