Yeah, these people probably know and are ok with the harms they're doing, they just don't want the quiet part said out loud. That's why the breaking point is the manifesto and the impact it has in their ability to sell, and nothing to do with the objectively evil actions they support and perform themselves.
this post was submitted on 02 May 2026
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Internal propaganda is strong.
I'm sure they're told that they're on the side of good guys and they're SAVING THE CHILDREN(well, the white ones anyway) or some other such nonsense.
Ah yes, you accepted work in PALANTIR FFS. If you seen lotr even ONCE you know how dangerous it is to use, even if you don't understand the metaphor.
Accepts job for Luciferia, manufacturer of the Orphan Crusher 3000, then complains they had no idea it was an evil company.
You've got to understand though, Luciferia is a company that's going places. Obviously people are going to want to work there when you see all the cutting edge research they're doing. I mean they literally just built the first actual Torment Nexus... it used to only be purely science-fiction, like in that book "Don't create the Torment Nexus" but they managed to make it a reality! Isn't that incredible?
They have always known, they are just trying to wash the guilt away.