I Worked At Palantir: The Tech Company Reshaping Reality

[Donkees]

Apr 17, 2025
A former Palantir employee is sounding the alarm. The tech company, founded by Peter Thiel, claims they can revolutionize government systems with their AI-powered software. They’ve been hired by the Department of Defense, the FBI, ICE, and even Wendy’s. Now DOGE will likely hire Palantir as well.

We talked to a former Palantir employee, dug into decades of research and listened to hours of Palantir CEO Alex Karp's own words to carefully unwrap the layers of Palantir’s carefully cultivated sales pitch — and how they capitalize on fear and unrest to make money.

[gilpo]

1. This is terrifying and it seems, we are too late to stop it

[SheltieLover]

2. Kick

[meadowlander]

3. Oof. That's the "Skynet" of ill-advised company names.

Saints preserve us from pseudo-nerds who either haven't read or haven't understood the book.

The whole point of the palantir in the Lord of the Rings is that you shouldn't use it because Sauron had one of them and could use it to corrupt and spy on people.