[FRIAM] The whole story about Palantir

[Marcus Daniels]

It's hard to invest much in civilizational chauvinism these days.  I mean, look what our civilization did.  
Given that, what else is there but to look out for #1?   What moral duty?  To whom and why?

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of glen
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] The whole story about Palantir

This one?

Alex Karp - The Techno-Nationalist Behind Palantir https://youtu.be/QZrlfBE6UI4?si=FOQD9m8nxFQT_ugP

As for moral compasses and the stock market, here are 3 possible ways:

1. it seems baked in to many people's desire to care for themselves after they're no longer *useful* to society - in many ways, they can frame this as "why would anyone with a moral compass rely on others/strangers to take care of them when they're no longer useful" - i.e. it's your moral duty to invest money somewhere, 2. my own reason - to stay aware/informed, and 3. so-called effective altruism, in particular the idea that one way to help those less fortunate is to make enough money so you can give away a significant amount.


On 6/25/25 10:18 AM, Merle Lefkoff wrote:
> Glen,  I watched the video you suggested and then it disappeared for some reason.  Could you please resend?  Thank you.  I found it very useful.  I try always to be optimistic about the horrors surrounding us as the systems we've known begin to collapse.  And I'm always disappointed.  And I have to ask:  why would anyone with even a hint of a moral compass invest in the present stock market?
> 
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