Post #2809746

@angusm@mastodon.social But let’s remember that the palantiri were not themselves evil. They were created by the elves, perhaps even Fëanor himself, as a way to communicate over large distances. Over time, most of them were lost, until all that remained were two controlled by evil demigods, and a third used by a human who thought he could hold his own against the other two. It’s not an analogy for evil. It’s an analogy for social media turning evil in the presence of dominating evil will, alongside a failure of federation. (Though really, it was used by the company to say they’re basically a panopticon, which clearly signalled evil intent. But I kinda like the failed social media analogy. :) )