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Reflections on Palantir

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479 points freditup | 2 comments | 16 Oct 24 02:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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austinjp ◴[17 Oct 24 07:50 UTC] No.41867353[source]▶
The article reveals depressing reasons why someone might choose to work for the lines of Palantir: lots of talented people working on hard problems. That's pretty much it. No problem with the business model, just intellectual hunger. I'm sure the pay didn't hurt.

We need to teach our students that the employment they take doesn't exist in a vacuum. Your choice of employee can impact not only yourself but the wider world. There's more to life than intellectual satisfaction.

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clircle ◴[17 Oct 24 10:38 UTC] No.41868249[source]▶
> We need to teach our students...

Teach your values to your own kids, man

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cambaceres ◴[17 Oct 24 11:54 UTC] No.41868777[source]▶
The perfect response to this kind of preaching.
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moolcool ◴[17 Oct 24 12:19 UTC] No.41868954[source]▶
I don't think it's preachy at all to say "Hey, the work you do has impacts on the wider world"
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1. derkster ◴[17 Oct 24 12:26 UTC] No.41869002[source]▶
who are we to hold others accountable for their actions when money is at stake?
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2. crabbone ◴[17 Oct 24 13:59 UTC] No.41869757[source]▶
Potentially the ones affected by the actions of those receiving the money?