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Eugene

(63,039 posts) Wed Feb 5, 2025, 06:11 AM 2 hrs ago

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says DOGE is a 'revolution' and 'some people are going to get their heads cut off'

Source: Business Insider

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says DOGE is a 'revolution' and 'some people are going to get their heads cut off'

Julia Hornstein,Kelsey Vlamis
Updated Tue, February 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM EST 3 min read

Alex Karp, the cofounder and CEO of the software company Palantir, said that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency would disrupt the US government — and that it would be good for Americans and the company he leads.

"We love disruption, and whatever is good for America will be good for Americans and very good for Palantir," Karp said in response to a question about DOGE during the company's quarterly earnings call on Monday.

"Disruption, at the end of the day, exposes things that aren't working," he said. "There will be ups and downs. There's a revolution. Some people are going to get their heads cut off. We're expecting to see really unexpected things and to win."

Two weeks into President Donald Trump's second term, the DOGE-induced disruptions have included moves to dismantle the US Agency for International Development, the agency that handles US foreign aid, and buyouts for federal workers.

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp says DOGE is a 'revolution' and 'some people are going to get their heads cut off' (Original Post) Eugene 2 hrs ago OP

"We love disruption". That works in commerce, not in governance. The opposite is desirable for governance Bernardo de La Paz 2 hrs ago #1

And they hate disruption, in fact. All businesses do. Orrex 1 hr ago #11

In general, business hates disruption. But innovative businesses love certain kinds of disruption Bernardo de La Paz 31 min ago #15

Tech bros are part of the coup to take over the US govt. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #2

Disruption? Like the 67 people who lost their lives? Baitball Blogger 2 hrs ago #3

It serves a "greater good," and deaths are a sacrifice they are happy to make. Eugene 2 hrs ago #4

Where did these "tech bros" like Karp ever get the idea Buns_of_Fire 2 hrs ago #5

Plus one for making me smile reading "butt nuggets" . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 22 min ago #18

Palantir is Peter Thiel's spyware company. TommyT139 2 hrs ago #6

Money is their god BigMin28 1 hr ago #7

No tis only their green god. They have an orange one too, & are trying to punish companies who don't bend. nt Bernardo de La Paz 28 min ago #16

May it be your own head, Alex. GoCubsGo 1 hr ago #8

Oh Alex, don't lose your head C_U_L8R 1 hr ago #9

The French Revolution was a grand disruption. Didn't take long for it to be replaced by an Emporer Bernardo de La Paz 24 min ago #17

Starting with you orangecrush 1 hr ago #10

We all know the Pentagon has the most Brenda 1 hr ago #12

Ask Stockton Rush about "moving fast and breaking things" in the real world, motherfucker. hatrack 1 hr ago #13

DOGE is a coup. Vinca 1 hr ago #14

Bernardo de La Paz

(52,233 posts)

1. "We love disruption". That works in commerce, not in governance. The opposite is desirable for governance

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 06:22 AM

2 hrs ago

Before long even magas will moan about missing stability.

Orrex

(64,603 posts)

11. And they hate disruption, in fact. All businesses do.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 07:50 AM

1 hr ago

What they love is aggressively stacking the deck in their favor under the guise of disruption, but they hate actual disruption almost as much as they they hate treating employees as people.

Bernardo de La Paz

(52,233 posts)

15. In general, business hates disruption. But innovative businesses love certain kinds of disruption

Reply to Orrex (Reply #11)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 08:33 AM

31 min ago

Businesses like Palantir, Facebook, FedEx, Visicalc, Ford Motors, Fulton Steamship company, ....

When Ford began building cars cheap, it disrupted the existing motor car market in a huge way, not to forget the buggy whip companies. Steamships disrupted sailing companies and ferry companies and stagecoach companies by providing cheaper faster transportation. As did railroads. Visicalc put bookkeepers out of work.

Those kinds of disruption is what I was considering.

But you are correct. There is a lot of underhanded behaviour being excused. And your other point is correct, that even innovative companies do not want to disrupt things like capital markets which is their access to growth.

Irish_Dem

(62,855 posts)

2. Tech bros are part of the coup to take over the US govt.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 06:23 AM

2 hrs ago

Baitball Blogger

(48,974 posts)

3. Disruption? Like the 67 people who lost their lives?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 06:24 AM

2 hrs ago

That's good?

Eugene

(63,039 posts)

4. It serves a "greater good," and deaths are a sacrifice they are happy to make.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 06:38 AM

2 hrs ago

Buns_of_Fire

(18,048 posts)

5. Where did these "tech bros" like Karp ever get the idea

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 06:43 AM

2 hrs ago

that anyone gives a rat's ass what their opinion is? Yet they seem compelled to offer their nuggets of "wisdom" at every opportunity.

Or, in his case, "butt nuggets of wisdom."

Bernardo de La Paz

(52,233 posts)

18. Plus one for making me smile reading "butt nuggets" . . . . nt

Reply to Buns_of_Fire (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 08:42 AM

22 min ago

TommyT139

(939 posts)

6. Palantir is Peter Thiel's spyware company.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 06:47 AM

2 hrs ago

...You know, Peter Thiel who bought JD Vance a political career.

(The rethugs sure hate the gays, except for the billionaire ones, don't they.)

BigMin28

(1,571 posts)

7. Money is their god

Reply to TommyT139 (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 07:07 AM

1 hr ago

Nothing else matters. Certainly not people or their lives.

Bernardo de La Paz

(52,233 posts)

16. No tis only their green god. They have an orange one too, & are trying to punish companies who don't bend. nt

Reply to BigMin28 (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 08:37 AM

28 min ago

GoCubsGo

(33,398 posts)

8. May it be your own head, Alex.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 07:09 AM

1 hr ago

Figuratively, or not. Along with all of those around you. The sooner, the better.

C_U_L8R

(46,069 posts)

9. Oh Alex, don't lose your head

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 07:38 AM

1 hr ago

You may want to run out and get an armour plated turtleneck.

Bernardo de La Paz

(52,233 posts)

17. The French Revolution was a grand disruption. Didn't take long for it to be replaced by an Emporer

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #9)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 08:40 AM

24 min ago

Many rich people lost their heads.

orangecrush

(22,866 posts)

10. Starting with you

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 07:42 AM

1 hr ago

Pig.

Brenda

(1,423 posts)

12. We all know the Pentagon has the most

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 07:52 AM

1 hr ago

money and corruption. So why didn't the Doge boys start there?

What about Space Force, oil company and other large corporation subsidies?

This chaos cannot be sustained.

They think regular Americans won't notice this but the trickle down from all of these cuts and eliminations will hit every single one of us.

Uncharted territory but probably means Rebellion and violence is on the way.

hatrack

(61,644 posts)

13. Ask Stockton Rush about "moving fast and breaking things" in the real world, motherfucker.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 07:53 AM

1 hr ago

Vinca

(51,499 posts)

14. DOGE is a coup.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 07:55 AM

1 hr ago

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