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> know where the name comes from This is a wild point to me, yeah. The Palantir is literally a cautionary tale on the risks of thinking you can use the enemy'
by ceejayoz 10mo ago
> know where the name comes from
This is a wild point to me, yeah.
The Palantir is literally a cautionary tale on the risks of thinking you can use the enemy's tools without being corrupted by it.
- CodeMage 10mo agoI've lost count of people who have read Tolkien's work and never dug deeper than "cool fantasy story" level. I was no different when I read the Lord of the Rings as a teenager. Unlike C. S. Lewis, Tolkien does not shove his message down your throat.
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- miltonlost 10mo agoWe have technofascists trying to bring AI into the military and saying it's Star Trek. Star Trek! One of the most clearly socialist, "woke" tv series! Media literacy is not a conservative value while illiteracy and ignorance is. https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/01/pentagons-arsenal-of-freedom-tour-borrows-name-from-star-trek-episode-about-killer-ai/ https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/01/pentagons-arsenal-of...