“simply, what this book and most of other books by ayn rand say is that - sometimes, by helping, you are insulting the capability of that person to help himself/herself...”
“So is it just a man-eating-man-world?well, i can "treat another as i would expect to be treated" but to do that doesn't it take for me to recognize something of myself in another?. "the self" ?”
“(i am yet to read "atlas shrugged" but have read "we the living", so i guess it wouldn't be irrelevant if i put my opinion regarding her ideas.)In a world of conflicting desires being selfish makes sense to me. If someone is not selfish, doesn't its just that1. the person's interests coincides with that of another? or2. the person happens to be out of the competition because he/she doesn't need or want something which another pursues?”
“This book definately shot my self-esteem through the roof. It's inspired me to achieve what makes me happy. Based on rational-self interest, of course ;)”
“hmm shoulders droop shrugs worldlywise”
“Not a watcher of South Park, but my impression of it is VERY different than my impression of this book. South Park is low humor, and sort of trashy.. I also don't see how Atlas Shrugged was 'pop culture' at all. It was a struggle to get through, and I was proud to get to the end and understand the progression.”
“hmmm shoulders droop whatever”
“She became disillusioned as time went by, some of the things that she saw. But as far as I can tell she still loved America until her death dillusioned or not.”
“I must also say that Ayn Rand came from Russia and she loved America, but did become somewhat disillusioned as time went by”
