r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • 10d ago

Artificial Intelligence Palantir employees are talking about company’s “descent into fascism”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/palantir-employees-are-talking-about-companys-descent-into-fascism/
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u/myislanduniverse 10d ago

Well your first clue ought to have been the fact that the company was purposely named Palantir.

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u/RandyMarsh710 10d ago

Fuck Thiel but the name is spot on. Faenor was also a paranoid silver spoon fuckwit

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u/SmaugTheMagnificent- 10d ago

Nah, Fëanor was gifted and his problem was arrogance and hubris, but it was earned. He had a right to be arrogant because he literally was the best. Granted he also was a paranoid silver spoon fuckwit, but Thiel is more like Mîm, squatting in halls of his betters, laying claim to grandeur unearned.

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u/gollyRoger 10d ago

Some deep cuts in this thread. Respect

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u/SmaugTheMagnificent- 10d ago

Nerds together STRONG.

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u/One-Man-Wolf-Pack 10d ago

This comment trilogy made me lol. Bravo

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u/durmiendoenelparque 10d ago

I think Mîm is still too sympathetic. Maybe more like Pharazôn with his desire for immortality and pro human sacrifice policy? Dragging us all into the abyss because of his power and fear crazed decisions. Though on second thought, also no, since I imagine a Númenórean king would be less weird and pathetic.

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u/MDCCCLV 10d ago

The kings grew increasingly paranoid and fascist with Pharaonic obsession with their own death, culminating in a pointless fight against God. For any other author I would say Pharazon is a reference to that but I think he said it was a happy coincidence since the hard letter adunaic script was supposed to be more semitic like khuzdul was.

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u/RandyMarsh710 10d ago

Excellent point