Mark Zuckerberg attended the Mobile World Congress in 2016, where he was photographed among attendees using Oculus Rift VR headsets. Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus, now operates a military technology company focused on advancing warfare technology, competing with companies like Palantir.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp believes that the company's AI technology will diminish the influence of highly educated, predominantly Democratic voters, particularly women, while enhancing the economic power of vocationally trained, working-class men. Karp asserts that this disruption will alter the balance of economic power in society.