• Siegfried@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Werent palantir those shady orbs from LOTR? You know, the backports sauron used to spy on us…

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      12 hours ago

      The palantíri were created by elves and weren’t inherently evil. It was only when Sauron captured them and exerted his will over them to make it difficult for anyone to use them without sending straight to him that they became evil.

        • mpramann@discuss.tchncs.de
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          5 hours ago

          Oh he knows. There are several quotes from him acknowledging that he is evil. He does not care as long as it supports his vision for the future.