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> Tesla wants and needs to sell to common people. Palantir doesn't. But common people are also employees[1], voters[2] and shareholders[3] and are getting incr
by helsinkiandrew 2mo ago
> Tesla wants and needs to sell to common people. Palantir doesn't.
But common people are also employees[1], voters[2] and shareholders[3] and are getting increasingly vocal:
[1] https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyacarter_with-ai-trust-isnt-lost-because-of-the-activity-7494769956329291776-C0pJ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sandyacarter_with-ai-trust-is...
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/09/mps-urge-labour-to-ditch-330m-palantir-software-contract-with-nhs https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/09/mps-urge-la...
[3] https://www.barrons.com/articles/palantir-stock-price-human-rights-99fc4356 https://www.barrons.com/articles/palantir-stock-price-human-...
- etempleton 2mo agoIt is a risky strategy but if people believe they are creepy they believe they are powerful.
- steve1977 2mo agoBut from what I understand [1] USA Today is still using Palantir [2] This might have an effect in 2027 or it might not [3] The majority of shareholders still voted against that proposal So in the end, these people getting vocal has pretty much no real effect.