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Re:Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read? by travisjungroth on Monday October 07, 2024 @01:41PM (#41768686)
I don’t want to pass this test. Someone who uses one of our first interactions to test how tolerant I am of Objectivism removing themselves from my life is an ideal outcome.
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Re:Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read? by cactacea on Monday October 07, 2024 @02:44PM (#41769479)
Lol yes, so much this
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Re:Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read? by kbelder on Monday October 07, 2024 @06:50PM (#41771945)
It wasn't a test about Objectivism. It was about ideological intolerance and zealotry in general. Note that you could fail it by whether you're pro or con Objectivism.
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Re:Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read? by travisjungroth on Monday October 07, 2024 @08:35PM (#41772650)
Maybe that’s the intention of the test, but that’s not what actually happened. Atlas Shrugged was the only subject in the question. Whether they generalize from that one example is up to them.

You can test someone’s general health with an eye exam, but it’s still an eye exam.

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