<p>Ah idk how to quote (because im pretentious, right?) but
@theReach: dude you’re my hero for using “slang” over the internet and making quick judgments. Ugh, if I only I could be as awesome as you are! I mean, I MUST be pretentious if I’m offended at the usage of the word. That seems like a VERY logical conclusion. </p>
<p>So…you want everyone to have the same amount of wealth…?</p>
<p>Read “We the Living”</p>
<p>it’s about a quarter the length of Atlas Shrugged, actually interesting and fun to read, and puts forth her ideas much much MUCH more sympathetically.</p>
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<p>You need to take out the spaces in the brackets though.</p>
<p>Yea, the way I see it We The Living is the most agreeable, and Anthem is slight less so. But Rand really becomes the polarizing figure she’s known for with The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged—probably why they are bestsellers and the former two aren’t (or at least weren’t until the publication of the latter two).</p>
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<p>Can’t beat my retort logically, so use sarcasm instead. Of course you’re pretentious if you are offended at “■■■■■■”. How would you describe it, ■■■■■■?</p>
<p>I hope you are trying to provoke responses on purpose.</p>
<p>Well, I just hope you aren’t like this in real life…and you didn’t answer my question =( So sad.</p>
<p>You didn’t answer my question either, ■■■■■■.</p>
<p>To answer yours, no, I do not want everyone to have the same amount of wealth. I’m not talking about theory here. I’m talking about right now, in the United States, and how we should even out the disproportion so that 10% of the population doesn’t have most of the nation’s wealth.</p>
<p>Hm…What is “it” referring to? If your language, it’s an interesting mixture of unnecessary $5 words and stupid, superficial slang that amounts to…******** (haha, that is just the best word to use…)</p>
<p>No, ■■■■■■. How would you describe your reaction to my slang usage? Any way you want to call it, its being pretentious.</p>
<p>One suggestion: Look up the word “pretentious” so you can figure out how to use it correctly.</p>
<p>One suggestion: Stop being so pretentious.</p>
<p>haha you’re just stupidly funny. And wow, I am actually arguing on an internet forum. More fun than it seems to be, I guess.</p>
<p>^Don’t feed the ■■■■■■ :]</p>
<p>Anyways, a lot of people seem to either idolize Ayn Rand or hate her to the extreme. Either way it’s pretty stupid. Just read the damn book, form your own opinions, and then go on living. No use disagreeing with everything she says just because you “hate” her, nor does it do you any good to become her little marionette.</p>
<p>^haha YES. Don’t follower her obsession with everything being black-and-white. Because it’s not. As I said, there are some ideas that she has that I agree with (at least partially) and admire her for, but in other ways, she is just dead-wrong. I do think the books are good and definitely think they are worth reading if only to reevaluate your own perspectives.</p>
<p>What book, if any, would you recommend by her? Are her books more relevant to her own perspective on certain aspects, or does she purposely elaborate on unrealistic explanations?</p>
<p>Start out with Anthem Warts. It has a succinct foreword in there (usually).</p>
<p>She has an interesting philosophy, just don’t get caught up in it and let it define your world. It’s totally flawed.</p>
<p>I’ll look into, thanks fairy:)</p>
<p>Yeah, Anthem would be a good starting place - it’s simple and it’s WAY shorter than most of the other stuff she wrote.</p>
<p>Ayn Rand is not dumb; she really knew how to stroke the insecurities of countless ambitious people by placing them on a pedestal and making them feel important, and turn them into her followers. And she still does it.</p>
<p>Stupid people don’t do that kind of thing.</p>
<p>Yes, calling her stupid is the most outrageous thing alive. She can be very convincing, had great mastery of the English language for an immigrant, and is very clever and smart.</p>
<p>Her philosophy has some great ideals, but ultimately, it is flawed.</p>
<p>We the Living is underrated, in my opinion, but starting with Anthem is probably your best bet. If you are intrigued, read The Fountainhead—it’s an experience.</p>