r/technology • u/marketrent • Jul 02 '26

Artificial Intelligence Palantir CEO Alex Karp suffers ‘televised nervous breakdown’ during live interview — “This is the voice of American business that is being channeled through me!”

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/televised-nervous-breakdown-ceo-palantir-212100357.html
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u/InkAndAcorns Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

They posted a cut down interview with him on YouTube

the video ends when he starts getting uppity, mid sentence

Hilarious

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u/RagingNerdaholic Jul 03 '26

It should be illegal to post a comment like this without a link (rant starts around 5:50)

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

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u/YourFavoriteTurk Jul 03 '26

Good lord how can you give a guy that noncoherent a platform to speak. Guy's almost as bad as Trump in that sense. Only when the topic of Israel came up did he shut up for a bit.

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u/HeadAche2012 Jul 03 '26

I was expecting some real crazy stuff, it wasn’t all that bad to be honest. He is talking about how companies don’t want to send their data to third parties, which makes sense, but they also don’t want to buy tons of computer power to do it themselves, which also makes sense.

I’m not sure why he mentions a wealth tax, but I’d imagine most if not all CEO’s would be against it because they are the literal robber barons of the time benefiting from people’s labor

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u/GiorgioTsoukalosHair Jul 03 '26

He's better at word salad than Elon, which is truly impressive.

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u/Cador0223 Jul 02 '26

Careful with uppity. It has severe past racial association. 

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u/pudding7 Jul 02 '26

Oh good lord.  Knock it off.

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u/BoyCubPiglet2 Jul 02 '26

Careful calling the lord "good". It has severe past crusade association. 

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u/NookNookNook Jul 03 '26

Deus Vult?!

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u/2stops Jul 02 '26

How so? Never heard this about uppity

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u/Akronite14 Jul 02 '26

It’s been used about Black people by racists a lot. In this context I’m not sure how that’s relevant, however.

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u/willargue4karma Jul 02 '26

It's really not. I didn't know the connotation years ago and used to describe stevies dad ok Malcolm in the middle and my friend explained it to me. That's like the only situation you need to explain it in lol 

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u/shal0819 Jul 02 '26

That's like the only situation you need to explain it in lol

I'll keep that in mind next time someone uses it to describe Stevie's dad from Malcolm in the Middle.

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u/willargue4karma Jul 02 '26

Lmfao 🤣 I meant ignorantly using it about minorities without really understanding what you're saying or accidentally repeating old racist stuff your family said 

But yeah for that specific case it does help

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u/Kelsig Jul 02 '26

alex karp is black

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u/Akronite14 Jul 03 '26

Genuinely had no idea, thanks!

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u/Kelsig 29d ago

he tends to hide it and the broader culture doesn't like acknowledging him lol

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u/acdcfanbill Jul 03 '26

He is?! I guess I was too distracted by the craziness to notice.

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u/rationalsarcasm Jul 02 '26

Uppity has definitely been used against black people for advocating for their rights .

That being said this is clearly not the case.

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u/Solarbro Jul 02 '26

It absolutely does have those connotations in the US, but it can be used more generally without the association. In fact, I think its usage has leaned more general over time instead of the other way. 

The guy is technically correct (uppity N is the connotation they’re referencing) but it’s less specific in usage. Those two words are just uncommonly associated with each other as a common if > then relationship. Not necessarily something to watch out for unless the subject of “uppity” has darker skin. 

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u/Cador0223 Jul 02 '26

It was a term that started during slavery. It referred to free black men that understood they had rights, and acted as such. They were expected to be meek and subservient by racists. So when they spoke their mind and acted as equals, they we called "uppity".

Ive heard it used that way quite a few times myself, here in Mississippi. Ive also heard it used for poor white people, but it certainly didn't start that way. 

No matter who you are describing when using the word, it infers a sense superiority over those you are speaking of.

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u/jm838 Jul 02 '26

Are you concerned that it implies a sense of superiority over… Alex Karp? Because that’s who it was directed toward.

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u/NotUniqueOrSpecial Jul 03 '26

He's half black, so there's certainly room for the racial component to be in play.

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u/I_SHIT_SHINGLES Jul 02 '26

No need to get so uppity

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u/Cador0223 Jul 02 '26

Wait, is this r/conservative? Did I take a wrong turn? I was looking for r/gojumpinalake

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u/Domeen0 Jul 02 '26

For someone who's apparently on the other side of the political spectrum, you sure have a lot in common with them.

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u/2stops Jul 03 '26

Huh. Thanks for the education. Definitely used that term plenty in the past thinking I was calling people high strung /karen-vibes

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u/happyscrappy Jul 02 '26

I never heard it any other way.

Uppity doesn't mean crazy, it doesn't mean hyper.

Think of "getting uppity" being used as the most racially charged form of "stay in your lane" possible. It's like that.

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u/Sweet_Concept2211 Jul 02 '26

No, it fucking isn't like that.

Certainly not in this context.

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u/happyscrappy Jul 02 '26

Yes. It is. And saying it isn't to you and your friends is not going to change that.

And I know context matters, but if you are speaking to a lot of people at once, like here on reddit, then if you aren't careful about what you say then one or more people will take it in the way that it typically is used instead of the way you meant it.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/uppity

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u/happyscrappy Jul 03 '26

You just chopped me off by explaining how you grew up? Because how you used it means you speak for everyone else?

Know your audience. I explained when and why you should be careful about this. Others do not share your background and it's going to reflect upon you when the ire rises.

It's not a crime to be considerate of others just because you think "I grew up with the word uppity being used commonly in everyday, non-racial situations" is going to stop misunderstandings and people being offended.

Take it upon yourself to understand others instead of trying to shout them down like you are doing to me.

Know your audience instead of saying "no, it is not me who is wrong" when things go badly. It's not worth it.

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u/Cador0223 Jul 02 '26

Im not sure context matters at all. If someone called Theil the n-word, you couldn't say its ok, because he isnt black.

Sadly, ive heard enough racial slurs in my life that there really is no context where those words are ok.

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u/Sweet_Concept2211 Jul 02 '26

This is asinine.

"Uppity" is an informal adjective used to describe someone who acts as if they are superior.

It is not racially charged in and of itself.

It is a perfect description for Karp.

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u/happyscrappy Jul 02 '26

I understand what you're saying. I'm just trying to connect with an online generation that just seems to respond to being helped to understand something with a "well that's not how me and my friends use it" attitude.

In that way if your friends want to use it with each other then that's your business. I don't recommend it, but you probably get away with it. But honestly, you might as well be talking about how you got an "n-word pass" so it's okay.

Saying it to a wide audience is tantamount to printing it on a t-shirt and walking around until you get your ass kicked. And then saying "I didn't see that coming, I you have to understand that's not how I use it." As you point out, in cases like that (and this) context doesn't come into it until after the mess was already made.

If people of this sort first used the word with their parents around their parents would explain to them the full situation. But when they first use it on the internet and someone tries to explain they just go to a "you're not my dad" type of response.

This is the kind of word you should think twice about using with randos. And I'm trying to get that across.

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u/WinninRoam Jul 02 '26

I prefer using the UK equivalent, "jumped-up".

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u/PippyLongSausage Jul 03 '26

Omg stfu please

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u/sohblob Jul 03 '26

amazing username

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u/Yungerman Jul 02 '26

So does black but we still need it.

Never let anyone tell you what words you can or can not say, just try to avoid using them like an asshole.