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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 168 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Ayn Rand didn't stop smoking after she'd been warned about the risks.

Because her books weren't selling, she ended up on social security, a program she'd mocked when healthy.

To her admirers she is a model of the power of intellect and the glory of self reliance and independence

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 81 points 8 months ago (29 children)

"The only moral use of [thing I disapprove of] is my use of [thing I disapprove of]."

A quote that may have originally been about abortion, but applies to most things that serial disapprovers disapprove of.

See also: "Do as I say, not as I do." or as it usually is these days: "Do as I say. I am also doing as I say and if think you see me doing otherwise, no you didn't."

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 37 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

Can I be tired of how relevant it still is?

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Too bad people began to worship her instead

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