Re:Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the ...
by DangitBobby on Thursday April 23, 2026 @11:16PM
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I don't find might is right to be a convincing moral argument. The only reason I was born a human instead of one of the 300 billion animals humanity consumes each year is the outcome of a lottery system, simple as that. Consider whether you'd feel the same way when applying a "veil of ignorance" test.
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Re:Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the ...
by kelipso on Friday April 24, 2026 @01:04AM
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He’s not making a might is right argument.
Re:Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the ...
by DangitBobby on Friday April 24, 2026 @09:21AM
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Yes he is. "Nothing more natural than one animal eating another" is might makes right. It's also an appeal to nature, but in this case it's both.
Re:Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the ...
by kelipso on Friday April 24, 2026 @06:58PM
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Weaker animals can eat stronger animals. Pack animals, carrion feeders, bugs, animals feeding their offspring, etc. So almost entirely an appeal to nature argument.
Re:Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the ...
by DangitBobby on Saturday April 25, 2026 @08:11AM
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I think we're going to have to agree to disagree.