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In reply to the discussion: Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power [View all]SharonAnn
(14,169 posts)71. He promotes the idea that democracy is no way to run things in this century. Listens to Curtis Yarvin.
They basically think a monarchy and a few "aristocrats" would do the job better.
Read up on Peter Thiel and Curtis Yarvin. Scarey dudes!
Peter Thiel conducts seminars in Napa Valley promoting his ideas.
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Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power [View all]
Nevilledog
Yesterday
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The scary thing is that multiple high profile MAGAs in Congress have sizeable investments in this shit.
Initech
20 hrs ago
#45
I stealing this ''blunt testicular trauma''. I'm not even asking for permission ...
aggiesal
23 hrs ago
#6
I'm only interested in disrupting the power of billionaire CEOs - who are almost exclusively men
FakeNoose
23 hrs ago
#15
Thanks for posting this, Nevilledog! Btw, I don't think TNR has a paywall. I've never hit one, anyway.
highplainsdem
23 hrs ago
#17
"And to make this work...." Make what work? A.I. or the disruption of society? What's your real goal here?
FadedMullet
22 hrs ago
#25
He promotes the idea that democracy is no way to run things in this century. Listens to Curtis Yarvin.
SharonAnn
15 hrs ago
#71
If I should have the pleasure one day of reading that this freak is dying slowly of a very painful disease,
MLWR
22 hrs ago
#32
How exactly does the technology lessen power of educated females and increase that of less educated men?
ChicagoTeamster
21 hrs ago
#38
Wow, this plus the article I read in Ny magazine today paint a scary picture of what is converging in politics.
Pisces
20 hrs ago
#52
It is some scary stuff out there. I fear for our daughters! I think these guys are trying to be tricky with SAVE act.
Pisces
18 hrs ago
#60
Oh Pisces,, don't be afraid! Get ANGRY because these idiots are AFRAID of women and as long as we stay together &
The_REAL_Ecumenist
47 min ago
#79
Hell, yeah. Fuck Karp. One of the bad billionaires. He wants a tech/industrial corporatocracy.
ancianita
17 hrs ago
#67