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Re:Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan by krrrh on Friday January 22, 2021 @10:53AM (#25872699)
Based on interviews I’ve heard with him it seems like he would have a sophisticated argument about why Tolkien was somewhat insightful about technology’s transformative power, but ultimately naive and that reading LOTR through a Girardian lens allows for a synthesis that overcomes its childish Manichean framing.
Re:Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan by rob74 on Friday January 22, 2021 @11:06AM (#25872828)
Or: if you are like Saruman, using the Palantir will corrupt you. You have to be like Sauron, who is in no danger of being further corrupted by the Palantir...
Re:Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan by bulldog13 on Friday January 22, 2021 @11:13AM (#25872891)
You're good at wording.