[jmyeet]

There is no ethical consumption under capitalism. And since labor is coercive, there is no ethical labor under capitalism either.

There are degrees and Palantir is not a great one. Working on the Project Auschwitz is not something I’d want on my conscience or resume.

But you’re largely fooling yourself if you work in tech and think you’re removed from this. Big tech are defense contractors.

Working on AI? You’re directly or indirectly working on the surveillance state.

Or maybe you’re working on the US healthcare and insurance sector.

[praptak]

I draw the line at working for a US company. I am aware that it still doesn't make me "removed from this". My guess is that I'm not more than 4 invoices away from Palantir-alikes but at least I'm not directly propping up the economy of US.

[ujkhsjkdhf234]

People tell themselves this to make themselves feel better about the horrible consequences of the choices they make but like you said, there are degrees, many more degrees than you might think. You should understand what the work you are putting out into the world is doing no matter where you work but I would not feel good working for Palantir or any company that directly aides them.