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Hate to see it (lemmy.world)
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[–] 55 points 3 months ago (12 children)

I'd respect these tech assholes more if they named their company "Matrix", "Panem", or "Big Brother". At least then they're not insulting anyone's intelligence.

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  • [–] 34 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Honestly surprised there's no "Evil Corp" yet.

    "Skeletor LLC"

    "Mordor Holdings Inc"

    "Triffid Intl"

    You're right, too honest. We all get to suffer so these rich pricks can pretend to live out some hero fantasy.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I mean palantir is pretty fucking close. While technically it's neutral in-lore and only used for evil in the story. We see it as an evil object used by the bad guys and that's the association it has.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    I mean Palantir naming itself after the magic orb Sauron controls and uses to spy on everyone and manipulate the information they have access to seems pretty appropriate tbh. Mass surveillance and manipulation are their business model. I hate that they're appropriating LoTR for their fascism, but the name is definitely applicable

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