Alex Karp's "Anti-Woke" Stance: What's the Real Deal?

Palantir's "Anti-Woke" Stance: A Cynic's Reality Check

So, Palantir's CEO Alex Karp is calling his company "completely anti-woke." Right. As if that's some kind of badge of honor in 2025. Let's be real, it's a dog whistle aimed squarely at a certain demographic, and offcourse, it's working. The stock price barely flinched after hours despite "blockbuster" earnings? Wake up, people.

The "Meritocracy" Myth

Karp lauds Palantir's employees for supporting "free speech" and "fighting for the right side of what should work in this country—meritocracy, lethal technology." Oh, please. "Lethal technology?" That's not a selling point, that's a freakin' warning sign. And "meritocracy?" Yeah, because everyone has the same opportunities to climb that ladder, right? Tell that to the 60,000 working-class people Karp himself mentioned, the ones dying from fentanyl while Yale grads apparently get all the empathy.

He says Palantir gives "normal Americans venture-quality results." Venture-quality results? What does that even MEAN? It sounds like marketing garbage designed to make regular folks feel like they're getting a piece of the pie when they're really just data points in Palantir's algorithms.

And don't even get me started on the cult of Palantir. I read that their own communications chief, Lisa Gordon, a self-proclaimed Democrat, found their political shift "concerning." Concerning? It should be terrifying.

The Numbers Game

Okay, fine, Palantir reported nearly $1.2 billion in revenue, a 63% jump since last year. Their U.S. commercial revenue more than doubled. Karp's calling it "arguably the best results that any software company has ever delivered." Hyperbolic much? Maybe he should spend less time patting himself on the back and more time addressing the ethical implications of powering ICE. Palantir quarterly revenue hits $1.2B, though shares dip in after-hours trading.

He "doesn't know why this is all controversial." I mean, come ON. Really? Is he that out of touch, or is he just playing dumb?

Then you've got Michael Burry, the guy who called the 2008 crash, shorting Palantir AND Nvidia. That's not exactly a vote of confidence in the AI bubble, is it? Palantir's hitched their wagon to Nvidia, combining their tech for customers like Lowe's (of all places). But Burry sees something rotten in Denmark—or maybe just overvalued in Silicon Valley.

The "Anti-Woke" Smokescreen

Karp wants a "return to a shared national experience" and an "embrace of a common identity." Translation: he wants to rewind the clock to some mythical era where everyone thought and acted the same. He even throws shade at the "equality of all cultures," implying some cultures are just inherently "destructive and deeply regressive." Which ones, Alex? Spill. Or is that too "woke" to discuss?

He's basically saying "screw empathy for the elite," and let's focus on the "average poor American." As if open borders are the ONLY reason "average poor Americans" earn less. It's a simplistic, divisive argument that ignores the complexities of economic inequality. But hey, it plays well with the base, right?

But wait, is all this "anti-woke" posturing just a distraction? A way to deflect from the real questions about Palantir's role in surveillance, data mining, and government contracts? Are we really supposed to swallow this manufactured outrage while they rake in billions?

So, What's the Real Grift?

Palantir's success isn't about being "anti-woke." It's about being damn good at what they do, which is collecting and analyzing data for powerful institutions. The "anti-woke" thing is just a marketing ploy, a way to brand themselves as the rebels, the outsiders, the champions of the "forgotten" American. It's cynical, it's calculated, and it's probably working better than I'd like to admit. Then again, maybe I'm just jaded. Nah.