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"Didn't expect that one to turn into a karma burn." That wasn't the intended effect of my comment. Sorry! The only part I was disagreeing with was (emphasis m
by plinkplonk 19y ago
"Didn't expect that one to turn into a karma burn."
That wasn't the intended effect of my comment. Sorry!
The only part I was disagreeing with was (emphasis mine)
"Most of the people who end up on here, or in PG's orbit in general can find themselves in this quote (by Ayn Rand)".
When you say
"Just saying that Paul attracts a certain kind of person that has a strong tendency towards technical competence. These types of people often like to hang out with others of this type and so it has less to do with the man himself and more to do with finding people of like mind"
it sounds much more reasonable, and more importantly the quote's luridness doesn't obscure what you are trying to say.
- noonespecial 19y agoYeah, cool, got it. The parent mentioned Rand, so I thought I'd throw some in. The context actually works in the book better than the quote might appear in the comment. It depicts someone who does know what they are doing in a job surrounded by people who don't wishing for a change. That's what brings me here at any rate. Ayn's typical over-the-top-ness obscured it in the book as well, but by then you'd read hundreds of pages and were quite used to it!