#egoism — Public Fediverse posts

Tommaso Piazza reviews Gabriele Contessa's book Science Denial in SERRC, https://social-epistemology.com/2026/06/12/a-review-of-gabriele-contessas-science-denial-tommaso-piazza/

An eralier review was by Maya Goldenberg, https://social-epistemology.com/2026/04/29/science-denial-post-trust-and-epistemic-blame-a-review-of-contessas-science-denial-maya-goldenberg/

#science #tiede #denial #scienceDenial #epistemology #socialScience #climateDenial #pseudoscience #postTruth #truth #misinformation #trust #motivatedInquiry #evidence #reasoning #motivatedReasoning #harm #egoism #collectiveResponsibility #society #futures #planetEarth #resistance #belief #ideology #epistemicSecurity #psychology #philosophyOfScience #philosophy #filosofia

#AynRand’s original introduction to The Virtue of Selfishness is now online--and it directly contradicts most of the claims people make about her #ethics.

If your picture of Rand comes from social media threads, YouTube rants, or second-hand “hot takes,” this is the text that breaks the spell.

Let’s clear out the biggest straw men right away:

• ❌ “Rand said selfishness means hurting people.”


  No. She argues that rational self‑interest forbids coercion, exploitation, and parasitism. Predators aren’t “selfish”—they’re short‑range, self‑destructive, and irrational.

• ❌ “It’s just an excuse to do whatever you want.”


  She draws a hard boundary between whim and #reason. Her ethics demands long‑range thinking, integrity, and principled action — the opposite of impulse.

• ❌ “#Objectivism celebrates cruelty.”


  The introduction explicitly rejects cruelty as irrational. Benevolence is not only compatible with #egoism—it’s a natural expression of a rational, confident person.

• ❌ “Rand denies moral principles.”


  She denies sacrifice as a moral ideal. She does not deny #morality. She argues for a code rooted in reality, reason, and the requirements of human life.

If you want to understand the argument instead of the mythology, read the primary source--it’s short, sharp, and surprisingly accessible.

Read more for context on the full book, editions, and themes.

#philosophy #individualism #reading #nonfiction #ideas #bookstodon

Working on a neocities website. https://aeleoglyphic.neocities.org/
Is constantly updated, so feel free to check it out on the daily. :)
#lgbtqia #lgbt #queer #neocities #website #html #css #bipride #antielitism #egoism #anarchism #anarchy #communism

Anarkismi? 🤔

Ennen someen liittymistäni tykkäsin anarkismista. Saatoin paikoin itsekin käydä sellaisesta mielipiteiltäni, jos ystäviltäni kysyttiin. Vuoden täällä viihdyttyäni huomaan ajatteluni jotenkin muuttuneen.

Pidän edelleen anarkismia varteen otettavana aatteena, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/anarchism/, ja paljon hyvää tapahtuu sen (joidenkin juonteiden) nimissä. Suomalainen Wikipedia erottaa peräti 11 suuntausta, https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarkismi#Anarkismin_eri_suuntauksia.

Mutta liian monet anarkisteiksi itsensä mieltävät ihmiset meillä ja muualla kuulostavat vähäisen tuttavuuden nojalla pikemmin keskenkasvuisilta egoisteilta (iästä riippumatta), eikä ero vaikkapa fasistisiin juonteisiin vaikuta kaikilta osin kyllin suurelta. Huomaan anarkismi-symbolien psykologisen valenssin vaivihkaa muuttuneen mielikuvissani, https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarkismisymboliikka.

Jatkan toki edelleen mm. Adbustersin seurailua, https://www.adbusters.org/ ja tuen Elokapinaa ja XR:ia omilla tavoillani.

#anarkismi #anarchism #philosophy #practice #change #egoism #minority

Great reading!

Self-Actualization and the Myth of Personal Growth ,
a.k.a.

"How the counterculture surrendered communal well-being to individual enlightenment"

https://medium.com/team-human/self-actualization-and-the-myth-of-personal-growth-67c12e5310f3

#egoism #relativism #consumerism #nichilism #flatness #harmony #senseMaking #meaning #capitalism #individualism #newAge #socialJustice

The Fantasy Of Political Intimacy, a.k.a "the dream of concord that keeps us politically stalled"

https://www.noemamag.com/the-fantasy-of-political-intimacy/ #politics #democracy #senseMaking #meaning #flatness #relativism #egoism #polarization