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[–] krunklom@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ayn Rand,s "philosophy" is about as deep as a puddle.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

Eh, I think the high level themes are interesting, and Fountainhead is a legitimately interesting book (Anthem is shorter of you just want a quick intro). It gets weird quick when you read her justification for taking land from the native peoples (the "savages" didn't have the concept of owning land, so their claims aren't legitimate).

I'm glad I read her books because it helped me set boundaries on my own views and recognize when a politician boosting Atlas Shrugged is full of BS. I agree with her assertion that we're better off expecting and even encouraging people to follow their own self-interest, but disagree on leaving it at that. We should reward self-interest when it benefits society and punish it when it doesn't, and redistribute the excess to everyone has a chance to succeed, however they define that. Asking people to not follow their self-interest leads to reduced productivity and outcomes.