Reflections on Palantir

Re:Reflections on Palantir by throwaway2037 on Thursday October 17, 2024 @12:38AM (#41866453)

This:

    > I did purchase fomo insurance after they ipo'd

Sorry, my English is a bit weak. What is the meaning here? Did you buy shares post-IPO?

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Re:Reflections on Palantir by reshlo on Thursday October 17, 2024 @04:14AM (#41867469)

FOMO stands for Fear Of Missing Out.

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Re:Reflections on Palantir by lbotos on Thursday October 17, 2024 @05:17AM (#41867803)

sure -- what is fomo insurance?

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Re:Reflections on Palantir by Aeolun on Thursday October 17, 2024 @06:04AM (#41868050)

Think it means he bought Palantir stock?

No need to fear missing out if you are on the gravy train.

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Re:Reflections on Palantir by insane_dreamer on Thursday October 17, 2024 @01:10PM (#41871509)

Buying the stock so you don’t get left out in the event it skyrockets. Hedging.

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Re:Reflections on Palantir by 1oooqooq on Thursday October 17, 2024 @08:00AM (#41868808)

he invested into the company (that is, funded the immoral work he was disgusted by and caused him to leave) by paying them for stock options while (or shortly after) working there.

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Re:Reflections on Palantir by dash2 on Thursday October 17, 2024 @09:36AM (#41869543)

He wasn't disgusted, argues most of the work was good not bad, and did not leave for moral reasons.

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Re:Reflections on Palantir by 1oooqooq on Thursday October 17, 2024 @12:38PM (#41871219)

my bad i think i mixed comments

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