Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection (joanwestenberg.com)

Joan Westenberg argues that Marc Andreessen’s claim that introspection was invented by Freud and the Vienna Circle is historically and philosophically wrong, citing examples from ancient Greek, Roman, Christian, Chinese, and literary sources. The piece also contends that dismissing introspection leads to a thin model of human flourishing—one that can optimize measurable outputs like engagement while missing what people actually find meaningful. Westenberg concludes that Andreessen’s “move forward, go” mindset is direction without a clear account of what people want, which requires examining inner life.