Actually Useful

Palantir’s Panopticon and the Middle-Earth Military Industrial Complex


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Ariel and Producer Josh dive into super spooky surveillance giant Palantir, which powers everything from beverage planning on commercial flights to predictive policing, ICE kidnappings, and literal war. In Falcon Mode, we imagine a more useful way to avoid parking stress. 

Links:

Does Palantir See Too Much?, a New York Times Magazine article

Alex Karp Has Money and Power. So What Does He Want?, a New York Times article

Peter Thiel: Everything You Didn't Know About His Sh*tty Past, an episode of Hysteria

Failing to Do Right: The Urgent Need for Palantir to Respect Human Rights, an Amnesty International report

ethanmeadforever’s reel about tech bros discovering a park

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Actually UsefulBy Ariel Butters and AJ Weaver