<![CDATA[Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings]]>Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/a42e6d48-88b5-4615-9dbe-a37e6634781f/kind-wild-how-the-whole-tech-industry-is-just-people-who-did-and-didn-t-get-the-lord-of-the-ringsRSS for NodeSun, 26 Jul 2026 12:09:03 GMTFri, 24 Jul 2026 22:22:30 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:24:42 GMT]]>@danirabbit if the nerds didn't get Lord Of The Rings we're all doomed

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.essjax.com/ap/users/116480321137568366/statuses/116979183312102303https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://m.essjax.com/ap/users/116480321137568366/statuses/116979183312102303Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:24:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:12:15 GMT]]>@danirabbit There were those of us who thought Palantir was a horrific idea from the start.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/avirr/statuses/116979134346813729https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/avirr/statuses/116979134346813729Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:12:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:07:23 GMT]]>@aburka @danirabbit You're absolutely correct!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/jaredwhite/statuses/116979115191041293https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://indieweb.social/users/jaredwhite/statuses/116979115191041293Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:07:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:03:07 GMT]]>@danirabbit

I learned of this only a couple of days ago, haven't read it yet but there's apparently an English translation out there

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Psychonaut/statuses/116979098391973035https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Psychonaut/statuses/116979098391973035Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:03:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:27:41 GMT]]>@glyph @danirabbit @Ashedryden Oh you tried the palantir in the third age? Bro, you have to try the latest model, the palantir he sent out last month is a total game-changer. I've got all these crebain agents running in the background now keeping an eye out and stuff, it's great. I don't even wander the woods anymore

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://goto.liten.app/users/krig/statuses/01KYBVWP1J86W58XEZJTPVXEA1https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://goto.liten.app/users/krig/statuses/01KYBVWP1J86W58XEZJTPVXEA1Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:27:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:54:53 GMT]]>@datarama @danirabbit You're in Rivendell, buddy.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/foolishowl/statuses/116978830124648871https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/foolishowl/statuses/116978830124648871Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:54:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:51:31 GMT]]>@danirabbit At long last, we have created One Ring to Rule Them All from the classic fantasy novel Don't Create One Ring to Rule Them All

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jef/statuses/116978816863157468https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jef/statuses/116978816863157468Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:51:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:39:14 GMT]]>@danirabbit Remember, they’re the same guys who argue we don’t need English/literature/communication classes because STEM subjects are more important.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/WhiteCatTamer/statuses/116978768559594844https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/WhiteCatTamer/statuses/116978768559594844Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:39:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:38:20 GMT]]>@nekohayo @alatiera @danirabbit does he assault any women in suuuuuper hilarious ways thus popularising a series of tropes around a minority that's now actively hunted by several governments?

Jim Carrey is a funny guy and he's amazingly expressive. Ace Ventura should be erased from the timeline.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/zbrown/statuses/116978765015407003https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/zbrown/statuses/116978765015407003Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:38:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:34:43 GMT]]>RE: https://rustedneuron.com/@jackwilliambell/116971063009692182

@cynthia1960 @glyph @danirabbit @fieldswork

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rustedneuron.com/users/jackwilliambell/statuses/116978750790456830https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rustedneuron.com/users/jackwilliambell/statuses/116978750790456830Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:34:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:33:18 GMT]]>@aburka @danirabbit

The wizard looks up from his code reviews and smiled grimly.

Hey Siri, he said.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/tuban_muzuru/statuses/116978745219574111https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/tuban_muzuru/statuses/116978745219574111Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:33:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:21:44 GMT]]>@randomgeek @aud @danirabbit @griotspeak ah! right, makes sense tbh

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KYBR3WKHFF6YR89P5B8BE89Ghttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KYBR3WKHFF6YR89P5B8BE89GSat, 25 Jul 2026 04:21:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:18:09 GMT]]>@crowbriarhexe thank you 💖✨

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urbanists.social/users/cargot_robbie/statuses/116978685683704379https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urbanists.social/users/cargot_robbie/statuses/116978685683704379Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:18:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:14:00 GMT]]>@danirabbit

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aburka/statuses/116978669341732436https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aburka/statuses/116978669341732436Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:14:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:05:50 GMT]]>@ireneista @aud @danirabbit @griotspeak of all places, my satori occurred reading the "Fantasy Hero" resource book for Fifth Edition Hero System RPG. There's a section pointing out how conservative the major fantasy tropes are, and basically "play into it, play against it, or play with it, but be informed about the idioms of the form."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/randomgeek/statuses/116978637239207016https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/randomgeek/statuses/116978637239207016Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:05:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:56:02 GMT]]>@cargot_robbie ugh, I love you for this, it's *perfect*

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/crowbriarhexe/statuses/116978598681370195https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/crowbriarhexe/statuses/116978598681370195Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:56:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:51:00 GMT]]>@cargot_robbie @danirabbit omg yes, exactly this. This is all of current "AI" in a nutshell.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/crowbriarhexe/statuses/116978578923166109https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/crowbriarhexe/statuses/116978578923166109Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:51:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:50:09 GMT]]>@crowbriarhexe "the whip is just a tool," sneers the hand gripping it tight.

@danirabbit

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urbanists.social/users/cargot_robbie/statuses/116978575570847058https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://urbanists.social/users/cargot_robbie/statuses/116978575570847058Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:50:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:45:56 GMT]]>@danirabbit I suppose it's borderline a dead meme now but:

I heard his dad was a toolmaker.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/purple/statuses/116978559006897551https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/purple/statuses/116978559006897551Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:45:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:29:01 GMT]]>@glyph @danirabbit @jwz right? Techbros: "Finally we have invented a way to scour Shires, surely we are the good guys"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/crowbriarhexe/statuses/116978492499970062https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/crowbriarhexe/statuses/116978492499970062Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:29:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:26:01 GMT]]>@danirabbit "the tech itself is neutral" yes in the same way that all tech before it has also been neutral

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/crowbriarhexe/statuses/116978480646816896https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/crowbriarhexe/statuses/116978480646816896Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:26:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:25:42 GMT]]>@randomgeek @aud @danirabbit @griotspeak original sin is one of those things that once we started looking for it in conservative rhetoric, it is fucking everywhere.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KYBMXAKFT3E420M403ETY3GHhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KYBMXAKFT3E420M403ETY3GHSat, 25 Jul 2026 03:25:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:25:35 GMT]]>@randomgeek @aud @danirabbit @griotspeak and on the other hand of course, the "cardboard age" part in particular is repackaged original sin.

the rhetoric goes that nobody today is powerful, remarkable, etc, they're all shit, unchangeably so, so they must permanently feel inadequate and also their only hope to greatness is through zero-sum thinking

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KYBMX2SDCM3EXX5Q6YKH1FNVhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://adhd.irenes.space/users/ireneista/statuses/01KYBMX2SDCM3EXX5Q6YKH1FNVSat, 25 Jul 2026 03:25:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Kind wild how the whole tech industry is just people who did and didn’t get The Lord of The Rings on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:23:50 GMT]]>@randomgeek @aud @danirabbit @griotspeak it's almost like the opposite of that common misinterpretation of the "moral arc [...] bends towards justice" thing that presupposes inevitability and therefore justifies inaction

or the other side of the same coin, or something

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