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Under that logic we don’t need any consumer protection laws.
The disgusting part is it’s not even that much money. $20k here, $50k there gets you a lot of political leverage.
I assume the purpose of Palantir is to enable the Federal government to circumvent the constitution by framing their new spy agency as a public/private partnership. From that lens the funding makes sense.
Funny example since they’re known for automotive parts and their food guide. It’s almost on brand.

> writing about something loosely and casually revealed to me something that fundamentally changed how I viewed a topic and really consolidated my thinking

You see the same thing in teaching, perhaps even more because of the interactive element. But the dynamic in any case is the same. Ideas exist as a kind of continuous structure in our minds. When you try to distill that into something discrete you're forced to confront lingering incoherence or gaps.