Those are excellent reasons to move to another area. I think that relocating to other areas makes fantastic sense for lots of companies, Palantir included. My point, though, was that Palantir went out of their way to rail against the values and culture of Silicon Valley in their S-1. Repeatedly. These are all quotes from their S-1:

> Our company was founded in Silicon Valley. But we seem to share fewer and fewer of the technology sector’s values and commitments.

> Our roots in the intelligence community and defense sector introduced us to unique demands that many companies in Silicon Valley and elsewhere did not address: security, stability, and transparency

> Palantir was founded on the premise that the most critical challenges cannot be solved from the comforts of Silicon Valley.

This all makes more sense now that we know they were planning to move shortly, but it still struck me as weird and political. It read to me like "Remember, US government, we don't get wishy washy about using technology for military purposes like some of those other, differently-valued companies."