Alexander Karp's Manifesto

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/palantir-posted-a-manifesto-that-reads-like-the-ramblings-of-a-comic-book-villain-181947361.html

by yoyohello13 • 3 months ago

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SilverElfin• 3 months ago

Karp thinks extremely highly of himself above all. He has been outspoken for a while but he’s been becoming increasingly unhinged recently. We just had a post about how Palantir is basically advocating for mandatory military service (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47828218). He’s also been sharing his views about how neurodivergent people - as vague as that term is - are superior to others. He thinks they will be the only people who can be successful outside of trades (or something weirdly supremacist like that).

To some extent I understand and am okay with people sharing their views even when they’re drastically different from others or plain unhinged. But this is a person whose company participates in surveillance and holds many government contracts. That makes me less comfortable.

techblueberry• 3 months ago

The thing I can’t get over is how sort of non-specific and unideological it is. Someone somewhere is dangerous and/or not as good as us therefor we need to be prepared to kill millions of people.

This seems exemplified in practice by going into Iran to support the civilian resistance than transitioning to, we’re going to kill them all and turn Iran into a sheet of glass.

I don’t have a problem with the idea of national service (though maybe we should start with domestic service). But this ideology that’s like, we’re libertarian billionaires who want to rule the USA, but you should sign up to die for your country?

Maybe in a Democracy.

mamonster• 3 months ago

15. The postwar neutering of Germany and Japan must be undone. The defanging of Germany was an overcorrection for which Europe is now paying a heavy price. A similar and highly theatrical commitment to Japanese pacifism will, if maintained, also threaten to shift the balance of power in Asia.

Would require destroying European security architecture as it is now.

sjsdaiuasgdia• 3 months ago

This man is incredibly dangerous to the world.

The grandson of Britain's most famous fascist has long struggled with his familial ties. He wanted to go into politics, but the baggage was too much.

He interviewed for an executive role at Palantir. Alex Karp came to the interview and recited one of the fascist grandfather's speeches from memory. The candidate believed this was him once again being sunk by family association.

He got the job.

There is no doubt about what Alex Karp is. He is a fascist.

Alexander Karp's Manifesto

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