futureRearden Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Hello. I just joined the forum. I am a 17 year old Objectivist. I first read Ayn Rand in 7th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dream_weaver Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Welcome. Your moniker suggests you have high aspirations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futureRearden Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 I intend to be a businessman. I'm not sure what kind of business though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrictlyLogical Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 How do your parents "feel" or alternatively what do they think of your being an Objectivist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Danneskjold Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 *gives gold* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futureRearden Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Other than my atheism they don't seem to really care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASKN Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrictlyLogical Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 I only ask because parents have a profound affect on their children's beliefs and ability to think independently. Whatever your situation, good for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repairman Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 futureReardon, Indeed, welcome to the forum. In your ambitions to become a businessman, may I recommend reading For the New Intellectual. Or you could have it an CD as I do. In it, Ayn Rand explains the vital necessity for an integrated philosophy in the lives business professionals, professional intellectuals, and for that matter, anyone choosing a productive and purposeful life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futureRearden Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 I've read it. I've actually read most of her books, including ITOE, but I still haven't read We the Living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repairman Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 That's very encouraging. Starting life with a firm understanding of Objectivist principles will be a critical advantage. Good Premises! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASKN Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 I intend to be a businessman. I'm not sure what kind of business though. My suggestion: get a job! You can learn business in books and at school, but that's like learning to swim in the shallow end -- it gives you some ideas, even ones you may not learn at every job. But, doing things at a job will make you learn how to use those ideas when your feet can't touch the bottom of the business ocean, sometimes while it's storming and you can't breath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futureRearden Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 That's true. I'll try to get a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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