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Roblox, Reddit and Discord users compelled to use biometric ID system backed by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel
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this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2026
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Abandon all of these platforms and any others that associate in any way with Palantir or Thiel
Almost wish I could be part of the exodus, but I use none of these
The problem is that millions do, and won't understand what the big deal is, and be sucked into the fucking psyop vortex.
That's the thing. You don't have to fool all the people all of the time, just most of the people most of the time.
I'm watching Gladiator tonight for the first time in 20 years. It's hardly new but so painful to watch again through the lens of the current state of America. It went from ominous historical warning 25 years ago of power, weakness and how men act in opportune moments to a primer on current affairs.
I never really saw it as an allegory for fascism, but that's an interesting take.
At least the bad guy gets shanked in the end.
Not really the merger of corporate and state power in fascism buT what I noticed was the similarity in times with the fundamental decision between authoritarian rule and democracy and the crossroads Rome was taking going the other direction and how the US seems to be retreating from.
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Ackshually the current state of the USA is highly reminiscent of the late Roman period of circa 300 CE. Civil unrest, oligarchic rule, bureaucratic overload, corruption, a state of perpetual internal and external conflict, rapid succession and dramatic leadership shifts...
Panem et circem buddy, panem et circem.
Burgers and halftime shows.
Many don't have the capacity left to make conscious decisions about these things - either they are already living paycheck to paycheck or it is too abstract for them to realize it might bite them and everyone else on a future date. Even if i have ideas for the first group that I have no power to make reality, I don't have a solution for the second group either.
Let's wait until it's revealed that every commercial us platform is connected...
i still use them without going through the id system
hasn't affected me at all
Still not a good idea, discord and Reddit has sold out its users to ICE, and both train AI on your data.
Palantir will profile you and we will be living in a hellscape if it's left unchecked.