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>"And these activists have a plan."
>"And these activists have a plan."
Palantir’s operations, for example, depend on the talent it recruits directly from U.K. universities. With its largest office situated not in Silicon Valley but in London, most of Palantir’s student-facing engagements are explicitly recruitment-driven. (Although their partnerships with elite institutions may also function as a tool for “reputation-laundering” to improve the company’s tarnished public image.)
Palantir’s operations, for example, depend on the talent it recruits directly from U.K. universities. With its largest office situated not in Silicon Valley but in London, most of Palantir’s student-facing engagements are explicitly recruitment-driven. (Although their partnerships with elite institutions may also function as a tool for “reputation-laundering” to improve the company’s tarnished public image.)
I seriously wonder what Palantir employees tell their families to throw a positive light on what they do for a living. It's not exactly the kind of company that can sweep the bad aspects of their company culture under the rug with good spin and pure utility like uber or airbnb. Palantir renders no positive good or service to the general public, that can get even the most superficial of recognition for the positive role it's played in our lives.
I seriously wonder what Palantir employees tell their families to throw a positive light on what they do for a living. It's not exactly the kind of company that can sweep the bad aspects of their company culture under the rug with good spin and pure utility like uber or airbnb. Palantir renders no positive good or service to the general public, that can get even the most superficial of recognition for the positive role it's played in our lives.
[@JamesThayer](/user/profile/JamesThayer) Exactly even, I used to have a friend who worked at Palantir. I had him look me up on some of the databases he had access to, and I didn't appear. In contrast, a pile of other people we knew did. I suspect they don't know quite everything about me. I do know something about them though. They pay shit wages and tell their employees that they'll make big money one day when they IPO or whatever. They fed those kids that bullshit for years. My friend eventually GTFO when he finally realized that the cake is a lie.
[@JamesThayer](/user/profile/JamesThayer) Exactly even, I used to have a friend who worked at Palantir. I had him look me up on some of the databases he had access to, and I didn't appear. In contrast, a pile of other people we knew did. I suspect they don't know quite everything about me. I do know something about them though. They pay shit wages and tell their employees that they'll make big money one day when they IPO or whatever. They fed those kids that bullshit for years. My friend eventually GTFO when he finally realized that the cake is a lie.
I've figured out what bothers me about this article. I have nothing against refusing to work for a company that is in a business you don't approve of, but imagine for a moment what happens if this movement actually succeeded in depriving government policies they don't like of technical support. What do you think anybody who is not a programmer would think?
I've figured out what bothers me about this article. I have nothing against refusing to work for a company that is in a business you don't approve of, but imagine for a moment what happens if this movement actually succeeded in depriving government policies they don't like of technical support. What do you think anybody who is not a programmer would think?
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