I’ve heard it’s from LOTR but I’m not very into that but want to understand what that foreshadows for this dystopian data grabbing nightmare company

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[–] 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The palantirs were mainly used by the evil side during the time the books are set in. Specifically, Sauron (main bad guy) uses it to draw Saruman (former good guy turned bad) to his side.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Only the LoTR books. In the earlier time periods they're very much a tool of the "good guys" to communicate.

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