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minus-squarekn0wmad1c@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·edit-22 days agoThe Palantirs in Tolkien’s world twisted and corrupted those who used them into evil, paranoid creatures (like Saruman). This seems like life imitating art.
minus-squareOmgpwnies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoIt wasn’t the palantirs themselves, it was the fact that Sauron had one and used to to twist others to his will.
minus-squareShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoSo Peter Thiel is Sauron.
minus-squareitsprobablyfine@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoI think you can still draw the parallel. As in, palantir the company is a mechanism for villains to corrupt the society around them. Or something like that
The Palantirs in Tolkien’s world twisted and corrupted those who used them into evil, paranoid creatures (like Saruman).
This seems like life imitating art.
It wasn’t the palantirs themselves, it was the fact that Sauron had one and used to to twist others to his will.
So Peter Thiel is Sauron.
He wishes.
I think you can still draw the parallel. As in, palantir the company is a mechanism for villains to corrupt the society around them. Or something like that