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"I was confused by the sheer amount of narcissistic Ayn Rand followers. What's the point of innovation if you're not building a better society?" Indeed.
by CPLX 10y ago
"I was confused by the sheer amount of narcissistic Ayn Rand followers. What's the point of innovation if you're not building a better society?"
Indeed.
- nolepointer 10y agoI don't understand this meme. If this were true, SV would not be deep blue. I don't live in SV, but I'm an admirer of Rand and her ideas. "Narcissist" is the probably the last word someone would use to describe me.
- Kurtz79 10y agoI don't see it necessarily as a paradox, the fact that the majority of SV is progressive doesn't mean there cannot be a sizable and vocal minority having opposite positions.
- CPLX 10y agoI agree with you that it's not necessarily a good description of an average rank and file valley engineer, but there is obviously a large and visible founder/investor class that has some dubious libertarian-ish views and is very, very impressed with itself. It's odd that this point is anything but obvious.
- pop8row9 10y agoFor people who live as far West as you can be (politically), bordering the Pacific Ocean, who believe themselves to be at the forefront of a Science Fiction-esque reality that molds the world, this very-impressed ideology makes psychological sense. Serenity, wealth, agency, and a pioneering spirit. These speak to vitality and placement. Sexual `fitness'... Winners... the psychology writes itself. It will likely be consistent as long as the four factors I've mentioned hold.
- lagadu 10y agoIt's worth pointing out that "deep blue" in the US is very much to right by European standards.
- elgabogringo 10y agoOne of the dumbest statements from a very dumb, condescending post. SF is uber progressive. "Ayn Rand followers" are few and far between and, even then, very much in the closet.
- lightcatcher 10y agoWhere in the US do you think there is a greater density of "Ayn Rand followers"?
- jazzyk 10y agoNevada? Quite libertarian-voting in recent elections.
- Redoubts 10y agoAt the very least, I would look at states that elect self professed followers to Congress.
- ersii 10y agoI'm not sure about the density, but you'll definitively find some appreciators and libertarians in New Hampshire - considering the Free State Project.
- Noseshine 10y agoAdmittedly the parent post didn't add much to the discussion, but: > One of the dumbest statements from a very dumb, condescending post. I'm sorry, but I only got this impression once I got all the way down to your comment after reading the blog post. > SF is uber progressive. Is it really? Well, since "progressive" has seen some really weird changes in meaning in the US over time to one I cannot really recognize any more maybe you are right - using the current strange definition. If there is any at all, and the "left/right identifying words" are just thrown around unthinkingly.
- CPLX 10y agoCheck his post history, it's a long stream of rants against "the left" and the Clintons and so on.