CapitalistFred Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Hello. I'm new here - stumbled onto this forum quite by accident, and decided that it might be a productive use of my time to interact with fellow Objectivists. My family have been businessmen back as far as anyone can trace my ancestry, so I was brought up with implicit capitalistic values. I have always loved money, and always knew that I would someday make lots of it. Atlas Shrugged was recommended to me by a friend when I was 14, and I read the entire book in 2 days, eschewing sleep and reading for an entire weekend. Over the six few months, I read everything that Rand had written, first the fiction and then the nonfiction. I had always been an capitalist, but I didnt have the words to express WHY capitalism was morally right. After reading Rand, I had the words to express what I had always known, and I proudly called myself an Objectivist from that time. That was over 30 years ago. I am now a husband and father of three, and the Founder and CEO of a chain of retail stores in North Carolina. The clarity of knowing that what I do is morally correct has, I believe, enabled me to make myself more successful that I would otherwise have been. Looking forward to interacting with other Objectivists here. Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrolicsomeQuipster Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Welcome! Great going Fred, I hope to one day have my own business too. Also, You may want to look into getting an avatar, personally I think the default one looks like a chess pawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitalistFred Posted December 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Point taken, I grabbed the first photo that came to mind. It works on two levels, since I (clearly) love money and I also admire Ben Franklin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Welcome to OO.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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