Marc Andreessen has seen a newspaper columnist get a CEO fired but has not seen a CEO get a columnist fired.
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Based on Andreessen's personal observations and knowledge.
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Marc Andreessen, “Marc Andreessen has seen a newspaper columnist get a CEO fired but has not seen a CEO get a columnist fired.” (said 26 January 2025). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_386af73a8239, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_386af73a8239
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