Old 07-18-2014, 12:38 AM
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MythOfSisyphus
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Originally Posted by NightsWatch View Post
I tried reading The Fountainhead in college, but I kept getting a vibe like, "If you don't think what I think, then you're stupid!" and it turned me off big time.

Also, I think Ayn Rand is a hypocrite.
Originally Posted by ru12 View Post
I read Rand when I was 20. That is a good mental age to read her. At close to 50 I just sort of indifferently shake my head and lead the conversation to a different area.
Yeah, at the risk of being a buzzkill her stuff is just fluff IMOHO. Not of much interest to anyone older than their 20's. Again, just my opinion, no offense to anyone that digs her stuff.
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