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Ayn Rand didn't write novels about homesteading- none of the characters in her books are self sufficient. I don't think that participation in society as it exi
by jonfw 2y ago
Ayn Rand didn't write novels about homesteading- none of the characters in her books are self sufficient.
I don't think that participation in society as it exists should prevent anybody from holding their philosophy of choice.
- jplusequalt 2y agoYou're right, Ayn Rand wrote about a fantastical world, full of make believe people and things.
- jonfw 2y agoAKA fiction
- slater 2y agoAlways a good time to remember this fantastic quote: “There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."
- os2warpman 2y ago[flagged]
- alabastervlog 2y agoHer non-fiction isn't any more rigorous or convincing, incidentally.
- richardanaya 2y agoAs someone who has read most of her non-fiction. I thoroughly disagree.
- jplusequalt 2y agoRead some better authors, jfc.
- glenstein 2y agoLove it or hate it, her novels, over and over again could set generations of young minds on fire, which her essays could never do. I think it's fair to say the non-fiction was a lot worse.
- glenstein 2y ago>Ayn Rand didn't write novels about homesteading Galt's Gulch seems to fit that description. >none of the characters in her books are self sufficient. I think they were in the sense that they, within the fiction of the books, had irreplaceable economic skills that made them fortunes. They were (again just in the logic of the books), more than pulling their weight. Doesn't mean I agree with it as a system but I can see the internal consistency in this respect at least.
- int_19h 2y agoAside from Galt's Gulch, there's also Dagny's brief stint on her own, during which she more or less magically automates everything that needs to be done.
- TeaBrain 2y agoAlso, in Anthem, the two main characters end up living self-sufficiently in secluded wilderness.
- cryptonector 2y agoYes, it's all magical for her heroes. There was no homesteading in the gulch or whatever. There was only magical abundance and sterile happiness.