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Re:Palantir worked with Cambridge Analytica on the Facebook ... by Haydos585x2 on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @07:40PM (#16693815)
Parent comment probably means access to the administration and administration supporters for Thiel and related companies. Much easier to be a voice in a room of 10 people than a voice in a room of 1000. Trump and his picks were more likely to support large defence projects and big business operations that Palantir could profit from.
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Re:Palantir worked with Cambridge Analytica on the Facebook ... by sanderjd on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @08:22PM (#16694059)
I just want to point out that what you're talking about here is corruption. To restate: For someone in Thiel's position, the upside to supporting a particular political candidate is the expectation that he will benefit from corruption while that candidate is in office. Everyone knows this but I believe it is worth being explicit about it from time to time. (I don't mean this as a dig against the party or even the person currently occupying the Presidency; this cuts both ways.)
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