TheDudeWow Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 I've been lurking on the forums for a while now and wanted to actually meet some people here (besides Eiuol). I figured the best place to start would be people my age So, how many Objectivists out there are teenagers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitalistSwine Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 I am 21 currently, there are plenty of teenagers however. You will find a lot of them hang out in the chatroom. That is where I usually frequent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansH Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Greetings from a fellow teenager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDudeWow Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 How did you guys discover Objectivism? I read Anthem in High School, and was wondering if that was the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novistador Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 I can't believe that the Canadian public school system would ever use a book like Anthem as a part of their curriculum, knowing the philosophy the book represents. I read The Fountainhead in the begging of the 12th grade (this year), and had to put up with several of my teachers seeing me reading it and commenting about how Ayn Rand was a fascist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarlettCatherwood Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Nineteen. I first read Atlas Shrugged a few months ago. I'd heard of it before but didn't know who wrote it, what it was about, or how long it was. I actually thought it was non-fiction at first, because my Philosophy professor in a concurrent enrollment class told us about Rand's belief that capitalism was the only moral economic system on Earth. He told us about the essay contest and said it, Objectivism, was an interesting idea and to check into it. Been hooked ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aequalsa Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 I read The Fountainhead in the begging of the 12th grade (this year), and had to put up with several of my teachers seeing me reading it and commenting about how Ayn Rand was a fascist. Sorry to intrude, I'm not a teenager by any stretch, but this comment stood out to me. A few years after I graduated HS I went back to my school to visit a few teachers and ran into my former American history teacher in the hall. He saw that I was carrying one of her books and said "Ayn Rand? You're actually reading that fascist bitch?" I replied, "Fascist? Not sure I see how she's a fascist. What did you read of hers that seemed fascist?" He grumbled,"I think I read part of anthem once." Stuck out in my mind. Must be a public school teacher thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanon Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 "Fascist? Not sure I see how she's a fascist. What did you read of hers that seemed fascist?" It's times like these that it pays to have Dagny's words memorised: "It is not advisable, ____, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayR Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 It's times like these that it pays to have Dagny's words memorised: Its been a while but, didnt Fransisco say that? Good line. j.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEgoist Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 How did you guys discover Objectivism? I read Anthem in High School, and was wondering if that was the norm. Being bored at the library. Got into Rand at 18, as did many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fountainhead777 Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Im 19 and Objectivist. My senior year I was #2 in my class and Atlas Shrugged had been recommended by one of my favorite teachers and the only student ranked higher than me in my class. Read nearly all of her works over the next year and it influenced me a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emanon Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Its been a while but, didnt Fransisco say that? Good line. j.. My mistake, you are completely correct. It was Francisco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansH Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 (edited) At my high school, Anthem was part of the 10th grade honors track, The Fountainhead in the 11th grade honors track. Everyone had to enter the essay contests. AS was not required reading but the teachers gave free copies to anyone willing to read it. Edited July 31, 2010 by HansH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASKN Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 At my high school, Anthem was part of the 10th grade honors track, The Fountainhead in the 11th grade honors track. Everyone had to enter the essay contests. AS was not required reading but the teachers gave free copies to anyone willing to read it. That is really encouraging news concerning the efforts of the ARI and their free books program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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