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by ethbr1 8 days ago
> All the techbros love them some Lord of the Rings.

While being completely oblivious to the literary themes. But as the meme goes, tech bro philosophy is just sophomore know-it-all-shallowly-ism.

Because reading deeply would require spending more time, which is a well-known anti-pattern.
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micromacrofoot 8 days ago
They justify it as defending their way of life, which can align with Tolkien a little bit with some mental gymnastics

> I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.

but overall Tolkien was against war, being a veteran of WWI himself, and the LOTR saga is about the heroism of the meek.

Peter Thiel clearly loves the sword for its sharpness, it drips from everything his companies do.

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kreyenborgi 8 days ago
> Thiel clearly loves the sword for its sharpness

Palantir ceo too: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/alex-karp-wielding-a-sword

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micromacrofoot 8 days ago
these people have never matured past childhood
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rnjesus 7 days ago
the world makes a lot more sense once you realise there is no such thing as “adults”
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micromacrofoot 7 days ago
I disagree! I would call many people adults. They're largely responsible and care about the impact they have on the world and other people.

It's certainly a murky thing to define, which is why I used "mature." Many adults are people who have not matured beyond childhood. This I agree with.

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reactordev 8 days ago
I don’t believe any of them have actually read it, but rather watched the WETA production on film.
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noworriesnate 8 days ago
I think the movie was every bit as deep as the books. Remember how terrifying it was for Frodo to be seen by Sauron’s eye? No, they know exactly what they’re doing and they don’t care.
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reactordev 8 days ago
Except the movies leave out entire characters...

In the books Frodo was a wealthy middle-aged hobbit. Not some boy hobbit.

Book Aragorn was eagerly awaiting his time to be king. Movie Aragorn didn't want anything to do with it.

Book, Denethor is being controlled by Sauron via the Palantir, in the movies he's a brutish, cruel, tyrant.

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