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Palantir employees are talking about company's "descent into fascism" (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Werent palantir those shady orbs from LOTR? You know, the backports sauron used to spy on us...

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    The palantíri were created by elves and weren't inherently evil. It was only when Sauron captured them and exerted his will over them to make it difficult for anyone to use them without sending straight to him that they became evil.

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