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Yep. As others point out, the evil came later. But I spent enough time in Middle Earth to know not to trust anything named Palantir as soon as I heard about the
by pjmorris 6y ago
Yep. As others point out, the evil came later. But I spent enough time in Middle Earth to know not to trust anything named Palantir as soon as I heard about them. If they knew enough to lift the name, but not enough to understand what it signified, I didn't trust their research skills from the start.
- prepend 6y agoI thought it was a great name. As a kid, reading the books, I thought palantiri would be cool to have to be able to scry anything and anywhere. All that cool info to observe and learn. It seems like lots of people incorrectly assume it’s negative. It seems to show off a lacking in understanding of lord of the rings, more than anything.
- randycupertino 6y agoKind of like CCTV - can be great to help prevent crime, an invasion of privacy if abused or in the wrong hands. Not necessarily evil, depends on the user.
- pjmorris 6y agoI loved that part of it too. I just always took there to be a cautionary tale about the consequences of that power.