Investing with unethical companies like Palantir or Black Rock.

u/smelltheocean · Reddit — r/investing · January 18, 2026 at 07:20 · 💬 72 comments  | View on Reddit ↗
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Author refuses to invest in Palantir and BlackRock due to ethical and anti-war concerns.

PLTR — AVOID The author refuses to invest in Palantir because it uses AI and surveillance on civilians and works with ICE to find immigrants to detain. This is an ethical exclusion, not a financial underperformance claim; no catalyst or price horizon is given.

Palantir is known for using ai and surveillance on civilians. They are working with ICE on software to find immigrants to detain.

BLK — AVOID The author refuses to invest in BlackRock because it participates in the defense industry and weapons used in wars or conflicts. The exclusion stems from the author's anti-war principles, not from a stated financial underperformance view; no catalyst or risk is given.

Black Rock is in the defense industry working with weapons to use in wars or conflicts.

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Avoid Palantir on ethical AI surveillance grounds.
The author refuses to invest in Palantir because it uses AI and surveillance on civilians and works with ICE to find immigrants to detain. This is an ethical exclusion, not a financial underperformance claim; no catalyst or price horizon is given.
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Avoid BlackRock on anti-war ethical grounds.
The author refuses to invest in BlackRock because it participates in the defense industry and weapons used in wars or conflicts. The exclusion stems from the author's anti-war principles, not from a stated financial underperformance view; no catalyst or risk is given.
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This Reddit post, published January 18, 2026, features u/smelltheocean discussing PLTR, BLK. 2 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

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