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>I honestly can't think of a worse name for a company that provides intel for strategic decision making. Yet the choice is very effective at telling those with
by GolfPopper 4mo ago
>I honestly can't think of a worse name for a company that provides intel for strategic decision making.
Yet the choice is very effective at telling those with eyes to see that the one who chose the name possesses only a surface-level understanding of what appears to be his favorite piece of literature.
- themafia 4mo agoOr he's broadcasting his intention to destroy world governments and institute a new global order under technocratic control. He's banking on a US General not understanding the deeper lore behind of the name.
- GolfPopper 4mo agoIn folklore, supernatural monsters are often compelled to show their true selves in non-obvious ways.
- anonymars 4mo agoHe literally considers Saruman the good guy, Mordor the good place, and Gandalf the bad guy (holding back technological progress) Discussed previously e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45901389 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45901389
- bluefirebrand 4mo agoWait seriously? I'm pretty sure Tolkien would be furious at the mere idea. He could not have written more thoroughly black and white morality if he tried...
- icantevenhold 4mo agoIt’s based on a retelling of the story that isn’t as black and white and more based around the idea that technology and progress are good. I haven’t read it but the premise is quite cool. Of course having Thiel as a fan kinda ruins it but I still wanted to read it sometime. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer
- warumdarum 4mo agoWell if the stories where realistic the shire would overproduce people in 3 generation and then export miserable mercenaries ala afghanistan for the rest of days.
- sigmarule 4mo agoThe man seems to have severe difficulty interpreting fiction. See: his antichrist ramblings (sorry, "lectures").