While being completely oblivious to the literary themes. But as the meme goes, tech bro philosophy is just sophomore know-it-all-shallowly-ism.
Because reading deeply would require spending more time, which is a well-known anti-pattern.
> I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
but overall Tolkien was against war, being a veteran of WWI himself, and the LOTR saga is about the heroism of the meek.
Peter Thiel clearly loves the sword for its sharpness, it drips from everything his companies do.
Palantir ceo too: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/alex-karp-wielding-a-sword
It's certainly a murky thing to define, which is why I used "mature." Many adults are people who have not matured beyond childhood. This I agree with.
In the books Frodo was a wealthy middle-aged hobbit. Not some boy hobbit.
Book Aragorn was eagerly awaiting his time to be king. Movie Aragorn didn't want anything to do with it.
Book, Denethor is being controlled by Sauron via the Palantir, in the movies he's a brutish, cruel, tyrant.