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Social Pulse · Silicon Valley · 2023-10-16 18:01 UTC

@oneunderscore__: H-1B abuse and tech ethics under fire

Marc Andreessen, who runs one of the biggest Silicon Valley venture capital firms, wrote a "manifesto" today labeling “social responsibility" and "tech ethics" teams "the enemy." His firm recently …

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Reposts926
Replies223
Views1.4M
Engagement rate0.35%
Author followers363.2K
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Marc Andreessen, who runs one of the biggest Silicon Valley venture capital firms, wrote a "manifesto" today labeling “social responsibility" and "tech ethics" teams "the enemy." His firm recently pivoted from crypto/Web3 to American military and defense contractor technology. https://t.co/l8PDtCGy8R

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Part of the conversation: H-1B abuse and tech ethics under fire

@Geiger_Capital (verified) posted Palmer Luckey saying H-1B abuse in Silicon Valley is insane and 'obviously a scam to replace US workers with, basically, slave labor that can't ever escape.' The post has 55.6K likes, 7.5K reposts and 4.1M views. @oneunderscore__ (verified) says Marc Andreessen wrote a manifesto calling social responsibility and tech ethics teams 'the enemy,' and that his firm pivoted from crypto/Web3 to defense contractor technology. That post has 3.3K likes and 1.4M views.

Why it mattersThe most-liked post of the day puts labor practices and tech ethics at the center of how Silicon Valley is discussed.

Other posts in this conversation

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Palmer Luckey on H-1B visas: "You would not believe what I saw in Silicon Valley. The H-1B abuse is insane. It is obviously a scam to replace US workers with, basically, slave labor that can’t ever escape." https://t.co/aGBNGPJ1jx

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How it compares

Likes vs the rest of the feed14 top Silicon Valley posts on 2026-10-13
likes: This post 3,307, Silicon Valley median 4,195, Silicon Valley top post 55,563This post3,307Silicon Valley median4,195Silicon Valley top post55,563

This post ranks #6 of the 14 highest-engagement silicon valley posts AgentFlare tracked on 2026-10-13. See the full Silicon Valley briefing.

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Sources & citations

  1. @oneunderscore__ on X 2023-10-16 18:01 UTC
  2. AISA Twitter API

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