I wonder what could've been a hint that Palantir is an evil, fascist company.. *opens Lord of the Rings* Ouh! That is bad.. Very bad.. It seems that Palantirs are mostly used by the bad guys: Sauron and Saruman. And the only guy using a Palantir that isn't a giant scumbag is Denethor (he's just your ordinary scumbag, but not downright evil like Sauron). And his usage of the Palantir exhausted him. Maybe that little story would have been a hint, that Peter Thiel is up to some bad shit...