#objectivism

[facts-i-just-made-up]

Lead toxicity was so common in the 1900s that it became the one of the most widespread poisons to the human brain, second only to Ayn Rand herself.

#ayn rand #objectivism #capitalism #philosophy #unreality

[nynnph0]

my babygirl ryan :3

i made his pose a combination of comstock and cohen, and only realized that after i was done with it LOL

#andrew ryan #bioshock #bioshock 1 #bioshock andrew ryan #ayn rand #objectivism #bioshock fanart #digital art #art #i NEED him ilhsm PLEASEEE #i would do ANYTHING just for the chance to become cohen diane or jolene jus so i can be with him #ON MY HANDS AND KNEESSSSSSSS AAAAAA #im very normal about him

[389]

Photographer Chris Maggio Wants You To Think Objectively About Christmas Traditions

#photography #christmas #chris maggio #objectivism #tradition #u #z

[victusinveritas]

#fuck ayn rand #they live #rowdy roddy piper #ayn rand #objectivism #objectivise my ass #atlas shrugged #more like atlas sucked

[generalluxun]

So just saw an otherwise interesting breakdown of the animation and challenges facing the Incredibles movie when it came out, then the youtuber veers into exploring the 'Randian undertones' of the movie and just...

No?

Like, maybe if your whole concept of Objectivism is a wiki article and a couple brotube videos? Trying to pin Ayn Rand's nonsense philosophy on the Incredibles is fishing for controversy and just plain incorrect.

#pixar #Incredibles #youtuber #objectivism #rant

[charliejaneanders]

I'm so chuffed about the latest episode of Our Opinions Are Correct, the podcast I co-host with Annalee Newitz.

We look at the science fiction author who influences Silicon Valley the most: Ayn Rand! How does Rand's gospel of selfishness shape the technology we all use every day? We get deep into Rand's impact on tech, with philosopher Matt Zwolinski and author Matt Ruff.

#economics #philosophy #objectivism #podcasts #ayn rand #matt ruff #matt zwolinski

[meli-r]

#ayn rand #objectivism #objetivismo

[spockeye-fierce]

#they live #rowdy roddy piper #ayn rand #atlas shrugged #objectivism #dank memes #libertarian memes

[brookriver-mudlark]

started reading The Fountainhead as an intellectual exercise, and am rapidly losing sentience as I progress

#ayn rand #the fountainhead #objectivism #my art #howard roark #peter keating #this book is a horrific glimpse into a hollow life of self-denial and repression packaged and sold as defiance #the best moment of the book so far has been roark lying on his back in the grass just feeling the soil pressing against his skin #a single moment of this man actually feeling alive and in his own flesh #and then the next chapter happens #and you watch him be swallowed by the monster that ayn rand thought of as perfection #ok also #gay gay homosexual gay #brookriver art

[the-swift-tricker]

ayn rand's objectivism aka the philosophy of main character syndrome

#ayn rand #objectivism #philosophy #swift-tricker's posts

[generallemarc]

Something Ayn Rand never thought of

Principles aren’t forbidden from appearing to contradict one another. For reasons known only to God I just watched a clip of the “best” moments of the Atlas Shrugged movie, as defined by a Rand fan. And I actually found myself agreeing with the logic of the eventual protagonist, Hank Rearden. The use of force or the threat thereof to take something from someone else is always theft. And yet, I fundamentally disagree with his conclusion of the above, followed by “therefore all government is wrong.” So, where’d that come from? Well, let’s take a look at one of the most absolute principles in all morality-murder is wrong. Even people who don’t believe in things like the Ten Commandments will condemn murder. But let’s take a closer look at the Commandments-don’t the heroes and prophets of the Bible fight in wars? Isn’t that killing? Well, yes. People die when they are killed. But the point of “thou shalt not kill” was never “it is always wrong, without exception, for your actions to cause the death of another.” There are certain circumstances where not killing someone would actually violate the commandment more than killing them, if their continued survival would mean more death. It’s thus acceptable to shoot back at a gunman, or fight a war against a nation or group whose victory would mean widespread death and misery, like the Nazis or ISIS. Not killing people is very important, and is almost always never the correct answer to a problem, but there are rules that can sometimes, in some situations, be more important.

And now we return to Objectivism, where the principle of keeping what you’ve made or earned for yourself reigns supreme. Ordinarily, all but the most inveterate communists would agree with it in the majority of cases, as evidenced by the continued existence of literally everything not directly necessary for survival in most countries not named North Korea. But what Ayn Rand never bothered asking herself was this: “are there things worth more than my possessions?” Because that’s the sum total of Objectivist philosophy-what you own. In a supreme irony for such a committed free marketer, Rand’s philosophy is every bit as materialistic as Marxism. Nothing can matter more than how the tangible nature of property and industry interact with humanity to them. But while Marxism attempts to cope with the unfairness of the world by loudly crying that there is no such thing as an individual and that the constructs we call social groups are these immutable things which define all, Rand runs in the exact opposite direction. Any group you didn’t choose for yourself must be not only bad, but eternally bad. Voluntarism above all, no matter the circumstance. Except that absolute individualism prevents most forms of social interaction that things like businesses and the mere concept of resources and wealth outside of that which is directly needed for survival can’t even come about without. In her need to both counter Marxism on every last point and defend her own selfishness, Rand rejects the very concept of altruism as being not just bad, but bad for society, attempting to denounce a fundamental aspect of human psychology because it gets in the way of possessions reigning supreme. You need a hierarchy to ensure rights are protected, because all it takes is for a small part of the population to choose to violate those rights to disrupt the whole of society if they aren’t stopped. You need to be able to act selflessly, because being incapable of viewing morality outside of the lens of “what do I get out of it” is literally the psychology of a child. Not stealing from people is very important, and is almost always never the correct answer to a problem, but there are rules that can, in some situations, be more important.

#objectivism #ayn rand #atlas shrugged #libertarian #libertarianism #a realistic minarchist take on objectivism

[thepursuitofunderstanding]

They hate you because they realize they can neither corrupt you nor rule you.

Ayn Rand

#ayn rand #quotes #the fountainhead #philosophy #life #wisdom #books #objectivism

[nynnph0]

andrew ryan doodles <3

i said i had a semi art block, so im forcing myself to get out of it by using references and trying to replicate them :)

#bioshock #andrew ryan #bioshock andrew ryan #bioshock 1 #bioshock fanart #fanart #art reference #ayn rand #objectivism #in actuality cohen or jolene probably kissed ryan in the first pic #but to make myself more delusional im gonna say i did it #i love that 50 sum year old man #hes so babygirl coded #pookie bear coded also

[gamer2002]

Opinion | Newsrooms that move beyond ‘objectivity’ can build trust - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/30/newsrooms-news-reporting-objectivity-diversity/

I mean it is true people will trust you more if you openly admit to be their intellectual prostitute.

And I even respect more journalists that don't pretend to be unbiased.

But look at this gem

But increasingly, reporters, editors and media critics argue that the concept of journalistic objectivity is a distortion of reality. They point out that the standard was dictated over decades by male editors in predominantly White newsrooms and reinforced their own view of the world

Have you ever been so anti racist that you have stated that only White people have the intellectual integrity required to be objective?

#journalism #journalistic ethics #objectivism #press #reporters #racism #sjw #sjw bullshit #gamergate

[b0ilet]

What did your Dad do that Means you have a Fascination with Furry Art?

I'd like to start this off by saying that the view that art is subjective is very defensible when looking philosophically. What I want to do is open up a conversation more focused on value and worth of art. The blanket idea that all art is subjective ends that conversation immediately. It's a cop out of meaningful conversation. If you like something I think you owe it to yourself to understand why you like something. What does it mean to you? What does it awaken in you? What did your dad do that means you have a fascination with furry art?

#art #philosophy #subjectivity #objectivism #psychology

[evilhorse]

Small cubicles, all without individuality.

#machine man #Aaron stack #x-51 #in disguise #objectivism #no individuality #conformity #marv wolfman #steve ditko #marvel comics #comics #70s comics #bronze age comics #machine man: the living robot