It seems

that a lot (or even perhaps most) people I knew back in university days went through a period or phase of attraction to Ms. Rand's ideas. Perhaps it was the image of being intelligent and somewhat avant-garde that attracted them. I've had discussions with some of my friends that suggest this...

Mrs. Logic

"Ayn Rand never got into an argument she couldn’t win. Except, perhaps, with herself"

Fortunately, I never did feel attracted to her philosophy. I wanted to understand her ideas, but Objectivism was too cold, selfish and, well, somewhat disgusting for me to become attracted to. 'Tainted' would be a good word to us for it, for all you OCD sufferers out there. You know what I mean...

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