I had no idea Alex Karp was black.
Anyhow:
> On CNBC’s Squawk Box, he shook both fists simultaneously as he railed against short sellers betting against Palantir, whose share price has climbed nearly 600% in the past year: “It’s super triggering,” he complained. “Why do they have to go after us?”
This and a few other sections make me wonder how much introspection the guy has and whether he ever concedes that he is wrong.
Our culture is currently at a moment where it confuses the faux confidence of narcissism with strength, and promotes those people to positions of leadership. However, it's pretty much the opposite of that, it is escaping into an imaginary persona with faux infinite confidence, because you are too afraid to be a real person that has faults like everyone else.
There have always been weird people in positions of power. Look at Alexander the Great, for example, or Mao or Idi Amin..
A few more examples here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCahA0MP_G0
Like, if you're trying to recapture the demented retail magic of the Gamestop moment, and I think a lot of these meme-aligned stocks are, then railing against short-sellers is probably a good way to endear yourself to that crowd.
Tell us more?
Well, if you keep preparing for one you'll be the one starting it...
It also doesn't mean you should build private surveillance companies tightly coupled to a single political party, with all the conflicts of interest it brings
arms way too open, body weight on both legs, right arm should not be bended, distance between two feet is way to long, left hand should be pointing up, etc.
This is very common in the defense and national security industries
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