The Technological Republic, in brief

[Palantir]Palantir CEO Alex Karp wrote a book last year called the Technological Republic, but perhaps because it didn’t have the impact he hoped, the company posted a tweet thread (and LinkedIn post, etc) that summarizes its core points. Which are, to be clear, an argument for hard-right nationalism — complete with remilitarization and implied cultural hierarchy — and fusing Silicon Valley with the national security state.In Karp’s world, Silicon Valley innovators have an obligation to build weapons through a kind of moral debt to the country. He also wants to see Germany and Japan re-militarized, escalating tensions that will see his company make more money through those arms sales — particularly as his manifesto declares that AI weapons, exactly of the kind he happens to sell, are an inevitable future of military action.He says we should be more tolerant of billionaires and scrutinize their private lives less, while being less tolerant of other cultures. He declares that no nation…