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[โ€“] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So if I believe in Objectivism, I should just smugly chuck her book out the window?

I mean the theory is quite clear about pursuing a sort of egoistic happiness, right?

[โ€“] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Do as you please, I personally wouldn't waste my hard earned money on her bs in the first place. If egoism is what you're after, it would be much better informed by the likes of Max Stirner than Ayn Rand. One is liberating and the other enables the oppression of others