Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency

Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by Taikonerd on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @11:19AM (#42064583)

> the idea that moving away is a constructive political act comes straight from Atlas Shrugged

Heh. I read Atlas Shrugged in college, and at the time I liked it pretty well. I was hungry for a book about The Big Questions.

But now, I see the protagonists saying, "these leeches keep taking advantage of me! I'm going to move to a secret town in the middle of nowhere, and deny them my genius!" And it's the most teenaged, self-important thing I've ever heard.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by d0gsg0w00f on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @12:18PM (#42065616)

What's the alternative to refusing to work without just reward?

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by prepend on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @01:49PM (#42067262)

I would love to move to Galt's Gulch. Sadly, I'm not worthy enough to be selected for inclusion. It's an enticing idea of just moving away to live with all the other smart people. The trick is being smart enough to fit in.

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Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency by mixmastamyk on Thursday November 07, 2024 @02:25AM (#42074382)

Saw an interview in which she said her first two books were too subtle/abstract and not understood. So she wrote the third one in a way that even a... teenager could understand.

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