People in Big Pharma keep making progress and accept that their industry is hated, Hastings said. Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Reed Hastings thinks the tech industry has some Big Pharma energy.

During an interview with "On with Kara Swisher," released on Monday, the Netflix founder and former co-CEO responded to questions about the unpopularity of Silicon Valley executives.

"Well, think of pharma," he said. "Pharma is hated by the general public, and to my eyes, is continuing to do amazing and positive work. But people hate the high drug prices, and so pharma is deeply hated."

Hastings also said that drug companies have developed "remarkable" products — like the COVID vaccines — but still draw public ire.

"Did people fall in love with those companies?…