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They justify it as defending their way of life, which can align with Tolkien a little bit with some mental gymnastics > I do not love the bright sword for its
by micromacrofoot 5mo ago
They justify it as defending their way of life, which can align with Tolkien a little bit with some mental gymnastics
> 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.
but overall Tolkien was against war, being a veteran of WWI himself, and the LOTR saga is about the heroism of the meek.
Peter Thiel clearly loves the sword for its sharpness, it drips from everything his companies do.
- kreyenborgi 5mo ago> Thiel clearly loves the sword for its sharpness Palantir ceo too: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/alex-karp-wielding-a-sword https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/alex-karp-wielding-a-sword
- micromacrofoot 5mo agothese people have never matured past childhood
- rnjesus 5mo agothe world makes a lot more sense once you realise there is no such thing as “adults”
- micromacrofoot 5mo agoI disagree! I would call many people adults. They're largely responsible and care about the impact they have on the world and other people. It's certainly a murky thing to define, which is why I used "mature." Many adults are people who have not matured beyond childhood. This I agree with.