@velvitonator

Clear a path, serf

Ayn Rand was an interesting thinker. I think her worldview was a bit off but she certainly is influential and has compelling arguments.

People usually know that Objectivism is the Ayn Rand philosophy thing in these circles

Whether you like it or don't

So Jim had nothing... not surprising

So I am surprised

Nope. Nada.

Is this arthropod speaking to me.

lefties love to hate on rand

But, feel free to read up--it'll probably come up again

i see jim as a guy that's shadowboxing but refuses to admit that there's no opponent there to actually fight

overtly paranoid

The tl;dr we gave is a fair high-levle view

her rational selfishness was the perfect argument for free markets

Rands most known for Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand tried to make a Grand Unified individualistic philosophy based on Aristotle

it did more to explain the reduction of poverty under a system that was supposedly so selfish, capitalism, than virtually any economist was able to do

that is quite an achievement

How well it succeeds, well, dpeends on who you ask

Self-described Objectivists tend to think it's at least largely, if not entirely, successful

yeah i mean i find objectivism does have some very usefull compelling arguments

Anyone else glad that the Democrats will not gain any power this election? I mean they have lost it and gone off their rockers. They are speaking nonsense and doing underhanded tactics...

just doenst provide a very complete political framework for actualyl having a consistent worldview on a few subjects

I do not trust them with any power at all.

Non-objectivists tend to have a variety of criticisms, but most who are not on the left will generally embrace some core aspects and reject others

If Ayn Rand had an evil sibling, it would be Karl Marx.

it feels like jim refuses to acknowledge the impact he had on the people that followed his work and cared about his perspective by way of supporting his youtube channel

even has the nerve to say "well that was their fault" for looking up to him

how small

Ayn Rand is the Karl Marx of capitalism.

XD the sweetie squad

Most on the left reject the individualism outright, so I've not dug into their critiques too much

litterally rffering to them giving him monies

I refuse to hand them any power at all.

i respect sargons position in this situation and look down on jim a bit for acting so selfishly after creating a brand that a lot of people had fondness for

Until they get their shit straight, stop trying to oppress people for having different views and shit.

what even is the point of attempting to garner an audience if not to have an influence?

yet jim wasted the time

They are authoritarians.

@Dusty Morgan #notallDems. I think they might get a simple majority in the house and soooome incumbents in the senate will stay but they wont get a majority in it