if the name "sauron" wasn't evil enough on its own, they just casually mention the idea of killbots and murdering their own employees out of paranoid delusions
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if any journalists read this, please just name them next time
I miss when it was just black metal bands doing this and not war profiteers
Palantir: directly him
Anduril: through Founders Fund
Law enforcement loves the Punisher missing the whole point of the character.
Some people watching " The Boys " started realizing it was painting the fascist as bad.
I know this is all a little bit No True Scotsman but at some point being a fan has to mean more than being a superficial consumer who didn't understand anything.
I am calling BS on blaming the bullies
Except for Mariah Carey getting locked in the closet as kids shouted slurs at her,
I have yet to hear ANYONE tell worse tales than my childhood bullying experiences
Misanthropes are gonna misanthrope; the ‘bullied genius’ is a ploy so real harms are ignored
Such a broken person.
The problem is likely the brogrammers, who got into Silicon Valley bc they realized there was money to be made and proceeded to ruin not just tech but also any piece of cultural media that people have loved.
almost like a single person just shouldn't own this much capital.
Hope they can build their own electric grid powered by…hm.
nauseating that this hell we're hurtling into was wallpapered with villains by people who fundamentally do not understand stories
I'm thinking of the kings of men who took the rings because they thought the rings would bring security, power, and help them defend their kingdoms.
And they were all of them deceived and all that
Apparently we have more power over them than we thought
You don't even need to bribe this one; one small error in their programming and kill their masters for free.
Even better: how will they be able to even leave those bunkers, once we've sealed them with steel & concrete?
That's some real 'Scorpion and the Frog' energy
After all, tech companies are known for their slavish devotion to security
And then imagine, 2 years later, the supply chain of electronics, gasoline is down for 30-50 years.
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/thiel%E2%80%99s-lodge-will-cost-ratepayers
Perfect!
at this point i have to assume that anything with a lotr name is both horribe and also related to/funded by peter thiel but i guess im being redundant
Them.
They’re all trapped fore the rest of their lives in a confined space where everyone is just as much of a venal sociopath as themselves.
Security Bot "Your knowledge of my employer's family's location constitutes a dire threat to their safety. You will be terminated."
Pilot "who's gonna land the plane?"
SB "Irrelevant" *Bang*
Zealand? We definitely have laws against murder here and we love to see powerful people taken down a notch probably more than is societally healthy?
they are the Nazgûl. they will never stop hunting you.
Ok strap in, ready? Mind if a couple of my buddies come too?
That’s not a question. Don’t mind their guns.”
You’ll have a nice send off. They’ll have poi and poké.
Well Done!
When people with the l means and money, say stuff like this, we may disapprove, but we don’t treat them like the violent amoral psychopaths they are.
But I wouldn't use it to protect my volcano lair
https://bsky.app/profile/shuchancellor.online/post/3lcko75mdqs2n
I'm gonna start a tech start up that says it's going to send death rays through the Internet to melt anyone who's mean to them online.
"Announcing our new super helpful AI, Thanos!"
The nerds who succeed always name their shit after the one evil thing from a series and make it fascist as fuck like it's normal 😭
techbro literacy is clearly at an all-time low
Tech bros naming their company on said book: alright, the evil dude was good tho right?
tech bros never change.
“… to the bad guy…”
“…?”
“Ring” camera
What’s next? Tom Bombadil diapers for when I shit my pants when a homeless person asks me for money!!?!
Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are...
[looks down]
ewww, brown
https://youtu.be/njwy02laJs0?si=h2NhQ6FXiG5nCenw
What a fascinating hypothetical. 😉
It is maddening to see the utter disrespect these tech wraiths have for him and his creation.
They are Sauron in disguise.
https://disconnect.blog/peter-thiels-influence-over-a-network-of-lord-of-the-rings-inspired-companies/
https://www.angryflower.com/348.html
Have none of them noticed that Sauron lost? I’m starting to think we can identify the bad eggs by looking at their reading comprehension scores.
just make sure to keep its http port open.
If it relies on power the whole thing is pointless.
Hey man what if I just cut the electricity to your house? Buh-buh-buh-wuhhhhh? Lose power? How can that happen?
you can't even call that name an accident
they spitting in your face at this point
Are they planning to shoot them, too? Enjoy getting teargas in your HVAC!
If the pilot disappears, people WILL expect answers. They'll come demanding them, if need be.
If someone disappears out at your rich dumbfuck airstrip, PEOPLE WILL KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU. And will most likely have blueprints.
It's not like there's a lot of nuance, either. Tolkien was very much into good vs. evil and not shades of grey.
Especially since anyone who's been watching Rings of Power now thinks of Sauron as The Deceiver.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir_Technologies