fun fact: Sauron did not create the Palantiri (btw, the word Palantir literally means “to see from afar” in Quenya, Tolkien’s high-elven language, the same etymology as the English word “television”), but he was able to gain control of the stones and influence the thoughts of others who looked into them by showing them visions of only the things he wanted them to see, which would bring those who were susceptible over to his side, or for those who were less susceptible, drive them to hopelessness and despair (this is what happened to Denethor, the Steward of Gondor; the movies decided to remove that plot point and make him look like an asshole for no reason). anyway, just a random fun fact about a fictional world, definitely no real modern relevance to powerful malicious actors gaining control of “television” or other means of rapid communication to bend the thoughts of others to their will
Wait so Palantir the company technically named itself after the Tolkien “torment nexus”?
Very intentionally, too. Peter Theil is a very fucked up person.
Yep
More like the all-seeing Brainwash Machine
Yeah that prick isn’t even hiding things at all.
With much knowledge comes much sorrow! 😓
Only there is nobody to yank you away from it. No Aragorn to save you.
Do we not know what “political” means?
