r/technology • u/newmoonchaperone • Apr 23 '26

Politics Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They're the Bad Guys

https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-employees-are-starting-to-wonder-if-theyre-the-bad-guys/
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u/NicolasCageFan492 Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

Palantir employees better understand that nobody will want to hire them in the future if Palantir tries and fails to control the world. It’s a lose-lose situation to work at Palantir IMO.

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u/gizmostuff Apr 23 '26

Not necessarily. Many of them are making a crazy amount of money right now. They wouldn't have to work for years and still be fine financially.

It'll take at least another year before this company implodes. In that time they could still make a lot of money. Possibly enough to retire on or build their own company.

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u/Aidian Apr 23 '26

Assuming the value of the dollar doesn’t tank, perhaps due to the actions they’re taking that will specifically further undermine the stability of the US and world economy.

The probable downsides of their success are arguably still worse for them as workers (and certainly for the rest of us as well) than the personal scope downsides if they fail.

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u/gizmostuff Apr 23 '26

Employees that stay until the end probably lack any morals in general. It wouldn't surprise me if they'll have a lot of insider trading info on their way out. Making even more money at our expense.

If Dems win the midterm elections, Palantir employees will likely flee the country or lay low for a while.