Palantir is extending its reach even further into government • Hacker News Board

Re: Palantir is extending its reach even further into government

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Post by inemesitaffia » Mon, Aug 11, 2025, 11:50 AM UTC

estearum wrote: post #297

ilikehurdles wrote: post #296

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He’s talking about > downstream effects of climate regulating agreements/regimes on global productivity and individual liberty

He's talking about the Antichrist dude... he's a devout Christian... they believe in things like the Antichrist. People really do be bending over backwards not to hear the words spoken to them if they seem too wacky to be palatable. Dark secret though: billions of people believe truly wacky shit. Some of those people are unbelievably wealthy. Anyone can go read the transcript. It's quite clear he's saying he believes…

An English comprehension class will suit you.

More likely to be Greta Thunberg isn't saying it's Greta.

Re: Palantir is extending its reach even further into government

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Post by CHUCKEESH » Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 2:29 PM UTC

rayiner wrote: post #88

miltonlost wrote: post #64

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More or less, "I don't believe in democracy" is the same as the people who founded the country? Ok, you have no idea of nuance.

The founders created a representative government with a limited franchise and express protections for private property and economic liberty, precisely because of the concerns over populist democracy. That's why they provided for an electoral college rather than direct election of the president, and for senators to be selected by state legislatures. The push towards making that republican system more democratic starte…

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Re: Palantir is extending its reach even further into government

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Post by immibis » Sun, Aug 17, 2025, 11:26 PM UTC

Alifatisk wrote: post #15

baal80spam wrote: post #5

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Time to buy?

Their stock has tripled since november, they are way to overvalued. Either way I would not put my money on their stock, I do not want to support such company. Vote with your wallet.

Is buying a stock really supporting the company?

There are four outcomes with evil companies:

1. They lose, and you don't care because you didn't buy the stock.

2. They lose, and you lose your investment.

3. They win, and society becomes a dystopia, and you're poor because you didn't buy the stock.

4. They win, and society becomes a dystopia, but at least you're rich because you bought the stock.

Not buying the stock doesn't really stop them making society a dystopia.