@disquiet Yeah, they mention that as a parenthetical...

@disquiet Yeah, they mention that as a parenthetical in the second paragraph. "Oh, and in case you’re wondering: yes, it’s very much a reference to the movie."

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disquiet

@andybaio Ha! And there you have it. :)

15 April at 18:56 | Open on post.lurk.org

disquiet

@andybaio What's especially funny is I vaguely recall the movie as a quasi-cautionary tale about unintended consequences.

15 April at 18:57 | Open on post.lurk.org

Keith Ivey

@disquiet @andybaio So the brand is much like Soylent and Palantir.

15 April at 19:02 | Open on mastodon.social

disquiet

@kcivey @andybaio Bingo

15 April at 19:07 | Open on post.lurk.org

Antonio Patriarca

@disquiet @kcivey @andybaio I am starting to think we should stop producing dystopian/cautionary tales as there will always be some tech CEO thinking it is their utopian dream.

16 April at 10:29 | Open on mathstodon.xyz

Grail

@antopatriarca @disquiet @kcivey @andybaio Don't make the torment nexus!

17 April at 1:47 | Open on universeodon.com

Jargoggles

@kcivey @disquiet @andybaio
"Palantir" is very different in that, instead of either banking on or simply having media illiteracy, Peter Thiel fully understands the evil implications of the reference and is embracing it.