Client of the Day
Client of the Day
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- whatthefunk0
New client keeps talking about Ayn Rand & Objectivism and how everyone in the company is heavily inspired by The Fountainhead as their north star. It's been brought up in 75% of the conversations so far.
What's up with that - cultish or just a powerful guiding principle people adhere to?
- odd. not very woke of them.Gnash
- Run. Although they might be loaded. Do the job and run.Fax_Benson
- Why though? Politically speaking are most Rand followers Libertarian? I just don't get it - I read that book in high school and meh tbh...whatthefunk
- Tech libertarians are kind of a silicon valley thing, right? Maybe they're just channeling startup mantras... have they mentioned how lean and agile they are?monNom
- Rand was a better writer than philosopher. Her stories were appealing to my teen self, but once I got into her essays and she lost me.Gnash
- what industry are they?Gnash
- I'm not going to overshare but I can't get a clear read on the core characteristics of an Objectivistwhatthefunk
- But this is more than a mantra, this goes way deep. If anything it's fascinating even if I don't subscribewhatthefunk
- objectivism; don't design on whim or personal expression. use strategy and deliver work that directly solves their concerns.doesnotexist
- runmonospaced
- ^why though?!?whatthefunk
- ^ many people erroneously conflate Rand's philosophy, and the principles of Objectivism, with authoritarian politics.Gnash
- so the knee-jerk reactions is, NAZIS!!Gnash
- if they're getting tiresome, ask them how Rand lived out her final years, and how much she actually believed her supposed philosophy.detritus
- ^ :) good for she she died 'cause she'd never hear the end of thatGnash
- her*Gnash
- Well, it's true. I flit between hyper liberalism and hyper fascism through each moment of my day —it's all just theoretical bullshit 'til truth shits on conceitdetritus
- I think the highest of ideals must be those that are beyond my own and generally-shared. The older I get, the more obvious this becomes.detritus
- Know very little about her but just looking into it briefly objectivism lines up with a lot of my beliefs._niko
- people want nothing but mirrors around themimbecile
- It only seems cultish if you are a communist.Hayoth
- He probably thinks you are a snowflakeHayoth