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What do all the worst companies in the world have in common? Blackstone, Blackrock, Blackwater ..? Always that Black prefix, like something out of a bad action
by mentalgear 7mo ago
What do all the worst companies in the world have in common? Blackstone, Blackrock, Blackwater ..?
Always that Black prefix, like something out of a bad action movie.
- peddling-brink 7mo agoWell, where do you think they got their ideas from?
- watwut 7mo agoWell, palantier dont have black in the name and is the same awful.
- TurdF3rguson 7mo agoPalantir is the seeing stone used by Sauron to do surveillance in LOTR
- bawolff 7mo agoI've always wondered if they just didn't get the reference or if they are just self-aware that they are evil. In the books its not just that sauron uses it for evil, he also can use it to turn anyone else that uses it evil.
- TurdF3rguson 7mo agoTo me it feels like an inside joke. Like there's one guy out there who pointed out that they're Sauron and they're fucking with him specifically.
- MidnightRider39 7mo agoThe Palantir themselves aren’t evil, they were made by the elves long before the events of LOTR. Essentially they are just a tool. However I heard that Thiels favourite book is the rewrite of LOTR from the perspective of Sauron, where Gandalf and the elves seek to destroy humanity and technology (at least that’s how I understood the gist, haven’t read it)
- compsciphd 7mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer
- oefrha 7mo agoTechnically the Palantiri were a force for good in the hands of Elves and Men, and could still be used for good, like Aragorn using it to challenge Sauron and forcing Sauron’s hand. So that’s a defense to the self-awareness argument. In fact that ambiguity is likely intentional. Btw I always wondered why I was seeing droves of Palantir swag on Stanford campus back in early 2010s. I wouldn’t wear something that has a 50%+ chance of being interpreted as evil.
- akomtu 7mo agoThe AI of Sauron? The actual eye in the underworld and its proxy on Earth?
- deleted 7mo ago[deleted]
- assaddayinh 7mo ago[dead]
- jayd16 7mo agoThe scoundrels at Black & Decker
- itsthecourier 7mo ago[flagged]
- carabiner 7mo agoTo be clear: https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/nx2yoe/a_guide_to_not_getting_confused_with_names_of/#lightbox https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/nx2yoe/a_guide_...
- bawolff 7mo agoBlackwater renames itself every so often to get away from the bad press, so its not in the name anymore. I dont know what blackrock did to be evil. Seems like a pretty generic company that sells basically every type of stock.
- vkou 7mo agoBlackrock provides management services for a significant percentage of all global wealth, which makes it an excellent target for: * People who think a cabal of reptilian globalists control the world. * People who think that capitalism is an emergent system that is destroying our culture, social cohesion, and environment.
- tekla 7mo agoBecause you have motivated reasoning to dislike these companies, even though Blackrock and Blackstone are bog standard financial services companies and a random naming scheme is easy to grab onto. All the worst companies seem to all be LOTR themed.
- cjbgkagh 7mo agoAlso Black Cube, I had a long list but seem to have misplaced it. Black seems to hint at secretive when you can say spy agency.
- RS-232 7mo agoLook into the black cube of Saturn. (btw, it’s everywhere, even the kaaba)