She wishes!
On 04/18/2011 02:22 PM, China Blue Nile wrote:
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Gary wrote:
OK, I've rethought this. I agree that it could be done. I'm not in
a position to do so. I was introduced to Ayn Rand with the film
"The Foundainhead" when as a kid I would stay up late and watch
movies. I bought several of her books and read them. When I started
thinking about her philosophy I realized just how bad it was.
I'm a programmer and I've worked with programmers; it's a profession that
demands on rationality and creativity and objectivity. The reality is that
programmers don't work tirelessly to the great philosophical ideal. The reality
is programmers whine, bitch, hang out in each others office chatting about
televsion, and stare at walls. They are religious, non-religious, and
areligious. There is a software aesthetic but it's not tied to some great life
encompassing philosophy. Rand's idea of what creative people are like has little
to do with actual creative people.
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