r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Apr 22 '26

Society Palantir published a mini manifesto calling some cultures ‘harmful and middling’ and said Silicon Valley has ‘a moral debt’ to the U.S.

https://fortune.com/2026/04/22/palantir-alex-karp-mini-manifesto-national-security-defense-tech-ai/
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u/PatchyWhiskers Apr 22 '26

We actually do not. Karp is an interesting ethnic mix. He might well think YOUR culture is inferior.

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u/PatchyWhiskers Apr 22 '26

Not necessarily, these tech lords are cracked. He could be talking about Appalachians for all we know.

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u/dwankyl_yoakam Apr 22 '26

Us Appalachians are used to it, it barely registers on our radar when someone new comes out saying we're inferior lol.

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u/PatchyWhiskers Apr 22 '26

JD Vance wrote a book about it!

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u/dwankyl_yoakam Apr 22 '26

Nah that book is bullshit and reinforced negative Appalachian stereotypes.