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    Objectivism Is The Everyman's Philosophy

    In the universe, what you see is what you get,

    figuring it out for yourself is the way to happiness,

    and each person's independence is respected by all

  • Rand's Philosophy in Her Own Words

    • "Metaphysics: Objective Reality"Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed/Wishing won’t make it so." "The universe exists independent of consciousness"
    • "Epistemology: Reason" "You can’t eat your cake and have it, too." "Thinking is man’s only basic virtue"
    • "Ethics: Self-interest" "Man is an end in himself." "Man must act for his own rational self-interest" "The purpose of morality is to teach you[...] to enjoy yourself and live"
    • "Politics: Capitalism" "Give me liberty or give me death." "If life on earth is [a man's] purpose, he has a right to live as a rational being"
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    Reblogged:Marketing Isn't the Only Reason to Specialize

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    A while back, I encountered a post by a software consultant who considers himself a generalist, but who maintains that he has had to market himself as a specialist. It reads in part:A bit later, he correctly identifies part of the problem his apparent specialization solves:Yes. That is true. You have to start somewhere to market yourself to the complete strangers you wish to turn into customers, and the best way is to find an area they and you know lots about. There are plenty of people who cla

    Reblogged:Mardi Gras as a Full-Blown Holiday

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Happy (belated) Mardi Gras! Although my wife is from New Orleans, this year has been my first time to experience the full blown season -- yes, season -- of Mardi Gras, now that I am a transplanted New Orleanian. With the obvious exception of the numerous parades, the lead-in is a little like that for a Bizarro-World version of Christmas. There's a lighthearted, benevolent feel to it, and people decorate their houses for it, although generally not to the ridiculous excess you sometimes see wit

    Reblogged:GOP Deploys Leftist Trope vs. Porn

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Before the GOP became a nationalist/theocratic cesspit, it was a band of cowards who would soil themselves the moment some leftist brought up poverty while they posed as champions of capitalism. Today, they have found a way to be even more disgraceful: Throw capitalism under the bus, and adapt left-wing arguments to be deployed against ... porn. This is both a trial balloon and a proof-of concept. If this succeeds, just wait to see how else they'll try cram their religious strictures down your

    Reblogged:Replacing Biden or Trump Would Be Hard

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    At Politico, Charlie Mahtesian and Steven Shepard game out what it would take for the Democrats to replace Joe Biden, whose age and unpopularity would make him a non-starter in just about any election, except for the fact that he's almost certainly running against Donald Trump in this one. Suffice it to say, it would be very difficult to do this, even if President Biden willingly stepped down, which is what this would take, so long as he remains President. Mahtesian and Shepard also consider

    Detroit Objectivists looking to hang?

    Pokyt
    By Pokyt,
    Preferably around my age of 21. Old people are cool and all but I would like to do fun young person activities with some Randroid broskis. I enjoy go-karting/other racing stuff, arcades, going to movies, etc. Also not opposed to grabbing a drink somewhere if that's your scene. Currently in a relationship so I apologize if you've been charmed by my winning personality, but that's not what I'm here for.

    The Objectivist Concept of Truth

    Boydstun
    By Boydstun,
    Objectivist Concept of Truth (2013) Rand wrote in 1966: “Truth is the product of the recognition (i.e., identification) of the facts of reality. Man identifies and integrates the facts of reality by means of concepts. He retains concepts in his mind by means of definitions. He organizes concepts into propositions—and the truth or falsehood of his propositions rests, not only on their relation to the facts he asserts, but also on the truth or falsehood of the definitions of the concepts he u

    Reblogged:Three Side Trips and a Rabbit Hole

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    A Friday Hodgepodge 1. At Inc., Suzanne Lucas presents a list of Payroll Mistakes she collected from fellow administration professionals. I found the following especially amusing:That guy could have been the soulmate of me as a very young adult. 2. I'm not sure how long it's been around, but fans of Gary Larson's The Far Side comic can can enjoy it daily at the web site The Far Side: The Daily Dose. Sorbitol, which isn't mentioned in the Less Wrong piece, because it is naturally-occurin

    How many years has it been?

    themadkat
    By themadkat,
    Wow, my old account still works.  Amazing.  I used to post here a good bit in the late 00s, but I'm sure it's been at least ten years since I've been in here or maybe even more.  I came back to see how things were because of David's email about the 20th anniversary.  What a nice taste of the "good old days" of the Web, before everything became an "app" or a walled garden. I'm curious to see what the conversations are like these days.  By the way, I've joined the dark side...I'm a career aca

    How many times have you read Atlas Shrugged?

    James Bond
    By James Bond,
    Me? Twice. I only read it for the first time 3 years ago, but I found had retained a lot of it when I re-read it this summer. What about you?

    Reblogged:Suzanne Lucas on Reputation Management

    Gus Van Horn blog
    By Gus Van Horn blog,
    Writing at Inc., Suzanne Lucas describes what she learned when a shady talent recruitment site fraudulently attempted to use her name to scam job-seekers. Probably the most important thing was establishing a clear identity for herself and making it easy to verify:In that sense, a strong brand can be part of its own protection. But Lucas also advises setting up something like a Google alert on one's own name since that might help detect such a problem a little quicker. She also offers advice on

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