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What are your thoughts on Ayn Rand?

I can't really figure her out, but she seems full of spite and really depressing to listen too. However, many people seem to respect her and I don't like to judge prematurely.

>> No.1635400

Reported.

>> No.1635420
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>mfw I read the introduction she wrote to the fountainhead
>mfw I read the fountainhead and she delivered what she set out to

>> No.1635422

>>1635400
Excuse me? I think an explanation would be appropriate.

>> No.1635443

Is there something about Ayn Rand and /lit/ I should know?

>> No.1635461

>>1635443
She's the Ms Gray of the olden days

>> No.1635469

>>1635461
That would be useful if I knew what that meant.

>> No.1635477

>>1635443

Click the rules for /lit/ right below the thing that says password and you will see that ALL THREADS PERTAINING TO THE DISCUSSION OF AYN RAND ARE B&&&&& AND YOU ARE NOW REPORTED.

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>>1635477
What is this shit?
You're telling me I'm gonna be censored on 4chan talking about an author, on fucking /lit/.
FUCK YOU INTERNET
FUCK YOU

>> No.1635520

>>1635501
Oh well that is one random rule. I'll stop insisting.

>> No.1635541

Hi, I'm new to /lit/ but why is every thread about Ayn Rand or The Catcher in the Rye?

Fuck off and die OP

>> No.1636487

>>1635477
Anybody care to explain why that rule exists? What is it about her or her works that makes discussing them a bannable offense?

How can /lit/ of all places be in favor of banning all discussion about an author?

>> No.1636510

1/10

>> No.1636508

She's really not "full of spite" in the sense that she's miserable. She loved her view of life and if you take her ideas for what they're worth, it makes sense if she sound spiteful.

>> No.1636520

GUYS

Ayn Rand is not allowed because in /lit/'s infancy every other thread was an Objectivism thread. Post a picture of Ayn Rand or any of her books, you guaranteed 300+ replies of pseudo-intellectual dick waving. Trolls caught on and before long the board was nothing but DURR ATLAS SHRUGGED IS TEH BESTEST and HERP NUH UH.

So to get rid of a pile of trolls and get /lit/ to talk about other books m00t decided to ban Ayn Rand. She was more of a /new/ author anyway. The threads always devolved into /new/.

>> No.1636527

>>1636520
Ok, but the trolls are gone and /lit/ is up and running just fine, so why hasn't m00t decided to un-ban Ayn Rand?

It's not like we can't be mature adults when it comes to discussing what her ideas were.

>> No.1636530

>>1636527
There's a rand thread started every 2 hours . You must be new here.

>> No.1636535

>>1636527

Your naivete is adorable.

>> No.1636536

>>1636527

why don't we get rid of the polio vaccine

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>>1635395

GET OUT OF HERE YOU NOSY LITTLE PERVERT OR IM GONNA SLAP YOU SILLY

>> No.1636543

>>1636530
Not exactly new, but not a regular by any stretch of the imagination.

I mostly come here in the vain hopes that /lit/ is actually discussing something that isn't your standard middle school/high school assigned reading.

Occasionally it's something other than school reading shit, but it's something so complex that only 3 or 4 people get it.

>> No.1636549

>>1636543
>...something that isn't your standard middle school/high school assigned reading.

rand is read by small-minded, generic, middle-class, male, white, american highschool kids.
Fuck off back to wherever the hell you came from

>> No.1636560

>>1636549
Ha ha. No.

>small-minded
I'm relatively open minded. I'll listen to anybody's point of view. Might not agree with it, but I'll listen to you while you say what you want to say.

>generic
What does that even mean?

>middle-class, male, white, american
You've got me there.

>highschool kids.
Been out of college for 3 years now.

>> No.1636787

1/10 for dedication and funny, unamused responses

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. . .


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Go home.

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