[microdrum]

These are forcememed companies, unfortunately. Neither Palantir nor Anduril make a single thing that China doesn't, and neither one makes a single thing at attractive cost that would intimidate China in a conflict. They could disappear tomorrow with no impact to US military lethality.

[aerostable_slug]

Based on my direct personal experience, this is a counterfactual statement.

It's sad when partisan politics so overwhelms discourse that people just make up nonsense because they don't like the CEO of a company.

[aegypti]

“I personally don’t think that’s true, and it upsets me you believe it’s true” isn’t really an argument though.

What are they making that would intimidate China, that China doesn’t already?

[chermi]

1) lol 2) source for such confident claims 3) even if true, can they potentially make existing tech cheaper than competitors? Competition is good for price. If so, still an "impact on US military" 4) see 1.

[terminalshort]

Source?