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There's a grim irony to naming military technology companies (Anduril, Palantir) after objects from a story written by a survivor of the meat grinder that was W
by AlexandrB 2y ago
There's a grim irony to naming military technology companies (Anduril, Palantir) after objects from a story written by a survivor of the meat grinder that was World War I.
- _hi_dang_ 2y ago[flagged]
- mensetmanusman 2y agoIt’s subconscious memetics, not intentional marketing.
- _hi_dang_ 2y ago[dead]
- shrimp_emoji 2y agoWest coast nerds. Where're the sci-fi references? The only ones I can think of are Elon's drone ship names and some old T-228 SCSI adapter...
- upon_drumhead 2y agoThey're internal to the companies. Our server racks are named after Futurama robots, but our customers will never see that.
- neaanopri 2y ago"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend."
- archagon 2y agoOffense is defense. War is peace.
- Manuel_D 2y agoNeither of these names are ironic. The name Palantir was chosen to remind the company of surveillance's potential for abuse. Anduril was meant to reference th idea of shaking up American defense, disrupting an industry that's become dominated by a few big players on cost-plus contracts that routinely overrun. Because Anduril is the new sword reforged from Narsil. That Tolkien was a world war veteran doesn't make it any more ironic. The way you o avoid wars is to deter them: countries aren't selfless magnanimous institutions, they need to know that they'll lose in war in order to keep them from trying to wage it.
- hulitu 2y ago> Neither of these names are ironic. The name Palantir was chosen to remind the company of surveillance's potential for abuse You just said it. War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength.