On: Bitcoin paradise

[haakon]

I was reminded of this quote from a recent episode of The Simpsons: "Conservatives only get more conservative, because every year they get a little further through Atlas Shrugged."

[badman_ting → haakon]

Maybe after that they'll read about Rand's actual life.

[CamperBob2 → badman_ting]

Yes, someone whose family barely escaped with their lives from a communist state may indeed have strong opinions on the subject.

[maaku → CamperBob2]

I believe he was referring to this, generally:

http://lesswrong.com/lw/m1/guardians_of_ayn_rand/

[BlackDeath3 → badman_ting]

Yes, we should certainly muddle the merits of a philosophy with its generational philosopher. That makes a lot of sense.