#aynrand — Public Fediverse posts
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A #review of the #book “Ayn Rand: Writing A Gospel Of Success” by Alexandra Popoff that is more of a commentary on #AynRand than a #BookReview:
“Atlas Schlepped”, Jewish Review Of Books (https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/literature/17180/atlas-schlepped/).
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Wild Speculation...
What if the guys who made the #AtlasShrugged #movies were trying to pull a "Springtime for Hitler" scam, like in #TheProducers, and succeeded because they didn't hire Lorenzo to play John Galt?
This theory assumes they were film-literate enough to have seen and understood The Producers, and is thus incompatible with the predominant theory that they simply did not understand enough to make a good movie based on #AynRand's already wild and unrealistic scifi fantasy plot.
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“days of the United States propping up the entire world order like Atlas are over”
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new ayn rand just dropped
(related: https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/make-argentina-gold-again )
#argentina #milei #javierMilei #bailout #uspol #aynRand #atlasShrugged #meme #memes #libertarian #libertarians #libertarianism
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In 1964, #AynRand asked: *Is Atlas Shrugging?*
Her answer wasn’t prophecy—it was a warning. Rand saw creeping #authoritarianism, cultural stagnation, and the erosion of individual agency.
Whether you agree or disagree, her lens on power and responsibility still provokes thought.
Newly restored audio + transcript: https://newideal.aynrand.org/is-atlas-shrugging-by-ayn-rand-video
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As a teenager in Soviet Russia, #AynRand began drafting an untitled precursor to #AtlasShrugged—what she called “the story of the strike.” These early notes reveal a raw, radical phase of her thinking, where moral clarity and creative defiance were still taking shape.
A rare glimpse into the architecture of #Objectivism before it had a name: https://newideal.aynrand.org/the-lost-precursor-to-atlas-shrugged/
#bookstodon #philosophy #indIvidualism #LiteraryHistory #CreativeProcess
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I have to admit that the discussion of "the alt-right" in the present tense here made me skeptical at first. Apart from that, though, this is an interesting interview and looks like a worthwhile book.
Re: 'Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right' by Jordan S. Carroll (2024)
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Q: As you explain in the intro, science fiction can serve as a “blueprint, warning, forecast, wish-dream, and counterfactual” (8). How does the alt-right, as part of its interpretive project, reconceptualize the purpose of science fiction? Can it be self-critical?
A: The alt-right often sees science fiction as a prefiguration of the destiny that white men must realize. They have a very crude view of culture: it either moralizes or demoralizes white people. They’re therefore only interested in science fiction insofar as it either inspires them to greatness or stands in the way of their greatness. For all their sophistry, it’s a very crude way of thinking, one that precludes any kind of critical self-reflection or openness to the kinds of thought experiments that science fiction so often affords.
Q: How is fascism connected with historical science fiction fandom?
A: We tend to think of fascists as outside agitators who are not real fans, but they have been here since the earliest days of fandom. The first major Neo-Nazi leader in the US was James H. Madole (1927-1979), who got his start in the science fiction community. In his writings describing the National Renaissance Party’s philosophy, he often drew upon science fiction images of a scientifically advanced cognitive elite who would rule the world and ultimately transcend their humanity to become “homo superior.” Instead of thinking of science fiction as inherently progressive, we need to think of it as an ongoing struggle between competing ideological tendencies. The left seems to be winning this war within literary science fiction, at least, but it was a hard-fought battle carried out over many decades.
#AltRight #fascism #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Asimov #Heinlein #AynRand #AtlasShrugged
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@HonkHase Ich denke in den USA hat das viel mit #Objektivismus Theorie von #AynRand zutun. #LarryEllison und viele der tech Bros sind ja Fan von der Dame, die hier kaum bekannt ist.
zB #AtlasShrugged https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_wirft_die_Welt_ab -
@benfulton @openculture Oh, #AynRand realized there were incompetent and evil industrialists and businesspeople. Here's a list of such characters from #AtlasShrugged:
- James Taggart
- Orren Boyle
- Emma Chalmers
- Lee Hunsacker
- Paul Larkin
- Eugene Lawson
- Clifton Locey
- Gerald and Ivy Starnes -
"Hay dos novelas que pueden cambiar la vida de un lector adolescente de 14 años: El Señor de los Anillos y La Rebelión de Atlas.
Uno es una #fantasía infantil que suele engendrar una obsesión eterna con héroes poco creíbles, llevando a una #adultez socialmente limitada y emocionalmente estancada, imposibilitando lidiar con el mundo real.
El otro, por supuesto, contiene orcos."
- John Rogers
#ElSeñorDeLosAnillos #LaRebeliónDeAtlas #TheLordOfTheRings #Literatura #AtlasShrugged #AynRand #JRRTolkien
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"La llamada de Cthulhu": Es un libro de gran maldad.
Yo: ¿"La rebelión de Atlas"?
"La llamada de Cthulhu": Tiene una diatriba de horror incoherente, pesada y casi imposible de leer.
Yo: "La rebelión de Atlas".
"La llamada de Cthulhu": Quienes lo leen se convierten en monstruos dedicados a atormentar a la humanidad.
Yo: Definitivamente es "La rebelión de Atlas".
#Literatura #AtlasShrugged #LaRebeliónDeAtlas #LaLlamadaDeCthulhu #TheCallOfCthulhu #CallOfCthulhu #HPLovecraft #HowardPhillipsLovecraft #AynRand
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Stopping the motor of the world does take a toll.
source: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3clzspoh6Q/
#JohnGalt #AtlasShrugged #WhoIsJohnGalt #AynRand #Objectivism #philosophy #bookstodon
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CW: -uspol
@thac0 Except that article paints #Objectivism as “dog-eat-dog” and consonant with #Republican policies.
See the following for some corrections:
• https://NewIdeal.AynRand.org/can-selfishness-be-a-moral-ideal/
• https://NewIdeal.AynRand.org/meet-the-conservative-authoritarians/I’m particularly amused by Burke’s phrase “dog-eat-dog,” since a major #AtlasShrugged plot point was an “Anti-dog-eat-dog Rule” shackling heroine Dagny Taggart’s railroad company from being too successful against its competition
I don’t think Burke picked up #AynRand before putting her down.
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To understand why #AynRand’s #ethics of selfishness inspires millions of readers, we need to get beyond the popular conception of what #selfishness involves: https://NewIdeal.AynRand.org/can-selfishness-be-a-moral-ideal/
“Instead of callous climbers and exploiters, we find [in #TheFountainhead and #AtlasShrugged] individuals of integrity, purpose, and intelligence … who guide their lives by reason, pursue productive careers and take pride in themselves, their work, and their capacity to live.”
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@jimdonegan @philosophy Problem solved by #AynRand in 1957. Catch up: https://courses.AynRand.org/lexicon/soul-body-dichotomy/
#MindBodyProblem #SoulBodyDichotomy #philosophy #Objectivism #AtlasShrugged #ForTheNewIntellectual
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Why not give or sell your work, wealth, or property to just anyone?
“Because it’s *mine.* Do you understand the word?”
—Hank Rearden in ‘#AtlasShrugged’ by #AynRand https://AynRand.org/novels/atlas-shrugged/
Your mind is your fundamental tool for survival as a human. Your individual right to life includes the right to use your mind for productive work and enjoy its results. That is the foundation of your #PropertyRights and of #capitalism.
#IndividualRights #rights #economics #politics #philosophy #Objectivism
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@wjmaggos Nope, I was wrong. I checked and #AI does a better job summarizing #AynRand’s #AtlasShrugged than you do: https://search.arc.net/cWmtqz8hlAQOxBsjtKNQ
I guess you’re just spreading lies.
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So many of us have long lists of books that we plan to read. I use an Amazon list for this purpose. Although I have put more than 500 titles on the list, I make a point of trying not to purchase any of them from Amazon.
As I've grown older, I've become aware that life is too short to waste on really bad books, so I have developed a list of books that are on others' "must read" lists but that I want to avoid at all costs. Number one on that list is the loathsome crank Ayn Rand's "masterpiece", "Atlas Shrugged".
