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Philosophy

cilla4progress

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3. A few of my high school friends - all girls -

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2020, 12:23 PM

Oct 2020

all read Ayn Rand more or less together. Somehow we became enraptured.

I think I'm the only person to not get caught in her sway as far as social policy! Funnily, I did take her philosophy to heart in terms of my own actions- I always try to excel, etc., but, never did I apply it to "the masses."

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