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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah, Anduril the company has been around for a minute (Since 2017). Luckey got in early on selling weapons tech to the government after he sold Oculus.

[–] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What's with some really scary companies (Anduril, Palantir) cribbing their names from LOTR?

[–] derGottesknecht@feddit.org 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How in the world would a LOTR fan make such life choices?

[–] derGottesknecht@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

Because he is an evil bastard. There is a behind the bastards episode about him.

[–] jdeath@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] derGottesknecht@feddit.org 5 points 3 days ago

Yeah, totally didn't understand the morality of the book and thinks sauron is a good role model