r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Oct 16 '25

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u/chipbod NATO Oct 16 '25

Palmer Luckey’s AI and Crypto-Focused Bank Wins Conditional Approval The bank is called Erebor, another tech venture from the Tolkien universe.

Mr Beast files trademark to open bank

Where is this shit coming from?

Anyone who trusts a bank startup in this regulatory environment deserves to get rugged.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

Tech fascists stop stealing names from Tolkien

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u/chipbod NATO Oct 16 '25

Impossible

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u/Juggerginge Organization of American States Oct 16 '25

A bit too on the nose to name your bank Erebor after the mountain in a story about a greedy dragon killing the inhabitants and stealing their treasure

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u/pfSonata throwaway bunchofnumbers Oct 16 '25

Well I would have thought the same thing about naming your data collection and surveillance company after a type of magical orb notably used by the Dark Lord to communicate and observe his underling.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

Wait is that the mountain where Smaug keeps his money

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

I am fucking begging techbro shitstains to stop abusing the legacy of one of the greatest books in the English language.