/lit/ - Literature

>>22301978
>Saying that being greedy and selfish makes everyone's lives better is retarded.
Alright, so the vibe im getting from this statement here is that her views don't align with communistic taste.

>>22302007
>I could say to you that I have done more good for my fellow men that you can ever hope to accomplish - but I will not say it, because I do not seek the good of others as a sanction for my right to exist, nor do I recognize the good of others as a sanction for my right to exist, not do I recognize the good of others as a justification for their seizure of my property or their destruction of my life. I will not say that the good of others was the purpose of my work - my own good was my purpose, and I despise the man who surrenders his.
Never read Ayn Rand or completely sure what Objectivism is but here it kind of seems like she's trying to say "I don't give a fuck about anybody else, I did what i wanted and if anybody else seems to prosper from it or gain anything from it then thats on them, i don't care. I just hate faggots who are too weak to realize their own potential and give up their desires."
This is pretty much what every revolutionary or leader has done to elevate their people or create some kind of change. The morality in which she portrays this is questionable but regardless of her reasonings for prospering and others gaining for it doesn't matter because it lifts others regardless. Only faggots begging for hand outs and rotting away not realizing their potential and being lazy can possibly argue against this.

>>22276423
>Your own definition immediately contradicts what you're arguing.
How?
>How exactly are 100 IQ people better at understanding their own emotions? Or even other people's?
Better at understanding their own emotions compared to who?
>Have you ever seen an otherwise dull person stop what they're doing and say "wait, that was an emotional decision, I should reconsider my actions" rather than rack up more credit card debt because they feel sad?
I don't understand what point you're trying to make here or how it relates to what i said. It almost feels like >>22276355 You were trying to bait me for a "gotcha" and now you're trying to follow up on that by disagreeing with but not really knowing how to properly come about it.