Weird. I worked near a Palantir office in 2017 and I remember thinking it would be "morally challenging" to work there. 9 years later, it's just becoming apparent?

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gorbachev 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

When I worked at a company that was using Palantir's software about 15 years ago the average age of a Palantir employee was in the early 20s in my experience.

It was almost certainly everyone's first job.

It's not too hard to think of ways you can get a bunch of young folks do your bidding without them questioning the motives or what kind of moral challenges the job has.

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sollewitt 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

<nods> I had that reaction when they mailed me an offer to join a recruitment event sometime around 2013.

Not quite as creepy as recently when Anduril sent an email saying I was "on their radar".

	▲	paganel 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Seeing that type of email coming from a company like Anduril would honestly freak me the frick out, no ifs and no buts about it. Which probably means I'd never be part of their target audience.

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KaiserPro 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A recruiter tried to get me to interview there in 2018. I asked them about their reputation and they went cold after that.

	▲	Maxatar 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Most high paying companies would do the same, irrespective of their reputation.

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babymetal 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I was contacted by Palantir recruiters about 15 years ago. I found the name troubling along with the gov't contracts, as well as learning that spending one night a week at the office was encouraged.

	▲	zasz 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I visited the office near University Avenue, once, many years ago. I found the freezer full of ice cream, the fragrant gaming room, and the heavily used bunk beds very disturbing. I'm not surprised they encouraged employees to spend one night a week there.

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MengerSponge 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's not like these guys have any media literacy or emotional intelligence to speak of. If they did, they wouldn't have gone to work for Thiel and Karp's perfectly named company.

I'm pretty sure this is the same population of people who lost (and may still be losing sleep) over Roko's Basilisk. They're clever but not smart.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager