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Orrex

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

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 08:50 AM

Feb 5

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.

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp says DOGE is a 'revolution' and 'some people are going to get their heads cut off' [View all] Eugene Feb 5 OP

"We love disruption". That works in commerce, not in governance. The opposite is desirable for governance Bernardo de La Paz Feb 5 #1

And they hate disruption, in fact. All businesses do. Orrex Feb 5 #11

In general, business hates disruption. But innovative businesses love certain kinds of disruption Bernardo de La Paz Feb 5 #15

Tech bros are part of the coup to take over the US govt. Irish_Dem Feb 5 #2

Disruption? Like the 67 people who lost their lives? Baitball Blogger Feb 5 #3

It serves a "greater good," and deaths are a sacrifice they are happy to make. Eugene Feb 5 #4

Where did these "tech bros" like Karp ever get the idea Buns_of_Fire Feb 5 #5

Plus one for making me smile reading "butt nuggets" . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 5 #18

Palantir is Peter Thiel's spyware company. TommyT139 Feb 5 #6

Money is their god BigMin28 Feb 5 #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 Feb 5 #16

May it be your own head, Alex. GoCubsGo Feb 5 #8

Oh Alex, don't lose your head C_U_L8R Feb 5 #9

The French Revolution was a grand disruption. Didn't take long for it to be replaced by an Emporer Bernardo de La Paz Feb 5 #17

Starting with you orangecrush Feb 5 #10

We all know the Pentagon has the most Brenda Feb 5 #12

Ask Stockton Rush about "moving fast and breaking things" in the real world, motherfucker. hatrack Feb 5 #13

DOGE is a coup. Vinca Feb 5 #14

These people have appallingly simple-minded views of how the world works. They manipulate words, but reality ... eppur_se_muova Feb 5 #19