Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further into Government

Re:Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further into Government by palmfacehn on Monday August 04, 2025 @11:00AM (#44786765)

Tyranny of the majority redux.

I find it illustrative that so many here defend Democracy as an ends to be achieved or an unqualified good unto itself, rather than a process or a means to an end. It illustrates the arguments made elsewhere about how democratic processes and institutions have been succeeded by Democracy, the belief.

As an unqualified good, one can simply claim that the majority has voted or that the Democratic process has been performed, and therefore the outcome is just. There's an apt George Carlin quote...

https://www.google.com/search?q=Democracy%3A+The+God+That+Fa...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qByWF30jKiw

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Re:Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further into Government by bpt3 on Monday August 04, 2025 @12:06PM (#44787775)

Hoppe is far too extreme for my tastes and did not seem too interested in rigorously supporting his (distasteful to put it mildly) preconceived notions, but yes direct democracy is undesirable for a number of reasons IMO.

See Squid Game as a more recent commentary.

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Re:Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further into Government by palmfacehn on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @01:17AM (#44794545)

His arguments around the time preferences and incentives of elected officials seem relevant to the discussion.

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