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1. ceejay+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-01-15 15:45:02
> know where the name comes from

This is a wild point to me, yeah.

The Palantir is literally a cautionary tale on the risks of thinking you can use the enemy's tools without being corrupted by it.

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2. CodeMa+T1[view] [source] 2026-01-15 15:50:34
>>ceejay+(OP)
I've lost count of people who have read Tolkien's work and never dug deeper than "cool fantasy story" level. I was no different when I read the Lord of the Rings as a teenager. Unlike C. S. Lewis, Tolkien does not shove his message down your throat.
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3. milton+S4[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-15 16:00:10
>>CodeMa+T1
We have technofascists trying to bring AI into the military and saying it's Star Trek. Star Trek! One of the most clearly socialist, "woke" tv series! Media literacy is not a conservative value while illiteracy and ignorance is.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/01/pentagons-arsenal-of...

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