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Orc job applications at Palantir joke takes off
Original: For your life skills class today, we will watch a short video demonstrating how orcs apply for jobs at Palantir. Everyon
A satirical joke is circulating online imagining orcs — the monstrous foot soldiers of fantasy fiction — attending a life skills class and watching a demonstration of how they would apply for jobs at the data analytics firm Palantir. The gag doubles as a pointed jab at the company and its government and defense work, with commenters treating it as a comment on US politics and the tech industry's hiring culture.
Why now: The joke mocks Palantir's reputation and political role in US tech and defense circles, resonating amid ongoing debate about the company.
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- For your life skills class today, we will watch a short video demonstrating how orcs apply for jobs at Palantir. Everyone can learn some lessons from this. # tech # technology # uspol # politics · KrissyKat@hoosier.social · 17
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