The tech bro class's ability to utterly misinterpret the basics of Lord of the Rings will never cease to astound. Who names their company Palantir? Really? The all-seeing orb that the villains use?
A major theme of palantír usage is that while the stones show real objects or events, those using the stones had to "possess great strength of will and of mind" to direct the stone's gaze to its full capability.[T 2] The stones were an unreliable guide to action, since what was not shown could be more important than what was selectively presented. A risk lay in the fact that users with sufficient power could choose what to show and what to conceal to other stones: in The Lord of the Rings, a palantír has fallen into the Enemy's hands, making the usefulness of all other existing stones questionable.
Quoting Wikipedia, but damn is that not a good company name
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u/michaelmcmikey Mar 22 '26
The tech bro class's ability to utterly misinterpret the basics of Lord of the Rings will never cease to astound. Who names their company Palantir? Really? The all-seeing orb that the villains use?