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I have nothing against pointing out negatives. My objection is to inventing them when they aren't there and rationalizing good news into bad. A few people on the O-web have done just this with the Tingling decision, as in #4 and #8 above. One reason to call this "Randroid" is that it apes the chronic pessimism of Rand's later years, applying her writing style more than her principles to a world that has changed considerably in the decades since she was active.

Perhaps it would be better if he could be bought that way. The truth is that Bloomberg is a successful businessman who accepts most standard theories put out by standard academics. He's the type who has concluded that too many people are simply too lazy or irrational to do what it right for themselves. He has bought into the idea that government may "help" such people by "nudging" them into better choices, and that this approach does not violate rights. So, he says: "...if you want 32 oz, buy two 16 oz sodas..." knowing fully well that most people won't. I think of people like Bloomberg as representing the tyranny of the "sensible middle".

Here's the Ayn rand Lexicon on Skepticism: