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Yesterday Palantir posted a manifesto summarizing a book by its crazy CEO, Alex Karp. Link to Threadreader page. [View all]
I'm not going to post all of it here, or the tweet. It's easier to read with this link:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2045574398573453312.html
I want you to see it because this is the crazy ideology behind the company. This manifesto is getting widely condemned by sane people on both X and Bluesky.
Tech journalist Gil Duran's response to it on X this morning:
gil duran
@gilduran76
TLDR: Fascism
8:35 AM · Apr 19, 2026 · 5,233 Views
@gilduran76
TLDR: Fascism
Palantir @PalantirTech · 20h
Because we get asked a lot.
The Technological Republic, in brief.
1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its...
Because we get asked a lot.
The Technological Republic, in brief.
1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its...
8:35 AM · Apr 19, 2026 · 5,233 Views
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