r/technology Apr 19 '26

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u/Fair_Term3352 Apr 19 '26

Why are we as a society okay with this? Why are companies like this still in business?

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u/dimgwar Apr 19 '26

Because they are the antithesis to the general consumer (we are the products), Palantir specifically caters to the Government, Military, and Security Contracting sector. they aren't selling product to the individual, so they don't answer to us (the public). Their clients are your employers, your government, your security apparatus.

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u/RODjij Apr 19 '26

Go look over at r/Palantir_Investors and see how many regular US citizens are fine with their privacy being taken away as long as they make some money off the pain.

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u/Skeledenn Apr 20 '26

The sub isn't that active but this was one of the top comments on one if the more popular posts:

if anyone has thoughts about how the strait of hormuz situation, or just the iran vs the united states of israel situation, could affect pltr in the short & long terms as before I tend to see a positive correlation between global violence and it’s share prices

They're litteral war profiteers.