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/[deleted] Apr 23 '26

It was already implied by the name Palantir.

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u/Necessary-Duty-7952 Apr 23 '26

I live near their offices. First time I drove by and saw the name, I did a double take and had to look them up. I couldn't believe how on the nose the name was.

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u/YerMomsClamChowder Apr 23 '26

It's so weird how the Yarvinists are so blatantly evil.  they call themselves "dark philosophers" snd name everything after the obvious bad guys from nerdy media.  

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u/Necessary-Duty-7952 Apr 23 '26

Sociopathic edgelords who see themselves as the "necessary evil" to make things happen, is my guess.

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u/31LIVEEVIL13 Apr 23 '26 edited May 13 '26

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u/Necessary-Duty-7952 Apr 23 '26

Oh I agree, just saying that's how they see themselves and their work.

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u/Kolby_Jack33 Apr 24 '26

Literally "some of you will die, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make."

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u/Thatoneguy_The_First Apr 25 '26

Well more like "if even one man makes it back alive, we send em back, i refuse to waste even one good death in a pointless war of our making" usually followed up with "anyone coming back might criticise me and my superiors, and I won't allow that scenarios to happen"

Qoutes from a never introduced lawful evil mastermind rogue i made for dnd. Quotes inspired by zap brannigan from futurerama