Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto
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- #Political Accountability
- #Technofascism
- #Corporate Power
- Elite tech billionaires now seek political power and philosophical esteem while avoiding accountability.
- Silicon Valley's manifestos reveal their goals, values, and enemies, influencing governance through financial and platform control.
- Palantir's manifesto advocates a fusion of government and tech power, reducing oversight and promoting authoritarian technofascism.
- The manifesto calls for defending Western culture and military dominance, aligning with right-wing ethno-nationalist views.
- There's a double standard in accountability: civil servants face scorn while tech elites in government are praised.
- Palantir's growth relies on government contracts, AI, immigration enforcement, and close ties to Trump's administration.
- Critics label the manifesto as technofascist, urging governments to divest from Palantir and regulate tech power.
- The manifesto's incoherence reflects self-serving pleas for grace for tech elites but not for public servants.
- Palantir's worldview and business model are intertwined, promoting policies that increase profitability, like AI arms races and surveillance.
- The manifesto's subtext reveals right-wing biases, such as attacking 'wokeness' and portraying tech elites as victims.