As Alex Karp, the CEO of Palantir, says outright, the only lasting future for the United States is the merging of tech and the state. He cites the Manhattan Project as a precedent: a model that is now to be applied to virtually every lever of power. While Karp may not know it, this idea has deep roots in American political culture.
Back in the early 20th century, companies needed licensing, would sell their product nationally. They were on the toolbelt of the government. Now companies are global and they are the ones who choose government; they don’t even sell anything tangible anymore. They just say: “Let’s organize to build these lot of datacenters, we’ll organize it for you.”, and they do it worldwide. No need to bring in value, they’re just “politicians without borders”.
Back in the early 20th century, companies needed licensing, would sell their product nationally. They were on the toolbelt of the government. Now companies are global and they are the ones who choose government; they don’t even sell anything tangible anymore. They just say: “Let’s organize to build these lot of datacenters, we’ll organize it for you.”, and they do it worldwide. No need to bring in value, they’re just “politicians without borders”.