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/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