• Nurgus
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    16 hours ago

    Tech Bros love naming their stuff after evil Tolkien shit. And they seem to do it totally unironically - as if they read the books but were confused about which side the good guys were.

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      16 hours ago

      Did you see the post yesterday about Thiel unironically arguing that Mordor was the optimal society in the story and Gandalf was just a confused old guy.

      Be aware there is no good original source for this. Just articles referencing each other.

      • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uk
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        14 hours ago

        It’s a tough one because he is already known to be that twisted of a person, so it’s almost not even interesting to know if he actually said it.

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          His actions provide evidence that this is consistent with his morally bankrupt value system

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        11 hours ago

        Be aware there is no good original source for this.

        Well, there is a source. Good? I don’t think so, but I’m sure there are those who will argue.