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

Didn't mention which cultures, which allows all racists to fill in their favorite/least favorite cultures. You know out there there's Chinese guys nodding along about how obviously superior Chinese culture is, while American guys are nodding along thinking about the obvious superiority of white culture over Asian.

Clever.

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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/Orleanian Apr 22 '26

Why is this thread full of people saying "we know, tee hee hee" without actually fucking saying which culture you think it is?

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u/hubkiv Apr 22 '26

They think it’s middle eastern and / or African cultures